1881 census occupation

Woollen Piecer surnames in the 1881 census

This page lists surnames most often recorded with the occupation Woollen Piecer in 1881. Occupational titles are shown as recorded and transcribed, so similar jobs, variant spellings and mistakes can appear separately.

Occupation summary

120 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 639 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Schofield, with 37 people recorded as Woollen Piecer.

Surnames most linked with Woollen Piecer

These figures count people whose occupation was recorded under this exact title. A related job may appear under a separate spelling, so this is best read as a census snapshot rather than a cleaned modern job category.

#	Surname	People	1881 total
1	Schofield	37	16,242
2	Sykes	33	14,399
3	Buckley	24	16,269
4	Butterworth	24	10,743
5	Beaumont	22	8,876
6	Stott	22	9,356
7	Dyson	20	9,699
8	Armitage	18	7,647
9	Crossley	17	8,227
10	Kershaw	17	9,666
11	Clegg	16	10,197
12	Brook	15	11,590
13	Whitworth	15	5,013
14	Broadbent	14	6,399
15	Senior	13	6,854
16	Gledhill	12	4,452
17	Whiteley	11	5,390
18	Cryer	10	1,646
19	Fielding	10	6,661
20	Brierley	9	5,333
21	Kaye	9	4,398
22	Rigg	9	2,520
23	Earnshaw	8	3,698
24	Ainley	7	1,192
25	Gartside	7	1,246
26	Midgley	7	4,013
27	Dearden	6	2,934
28	Fitton	6	3,373
29	Garside	6	4,328
30	Iredale	6	983
31	Jessop	6	3,551
32	Whitwam	6	696
33	Meal	5	264
34	Moorhouse	5	3,703
35	Teal	5	1,144
36	Akroyd	4	557
37	Coupe	4	2,091
38	Dearnley	4	536
39	Kilburn	4	1,542
40	Moorehouse	4	215
41	Mosley	4	2,842
42	Pogson	4	1,137
43	Roebuck	4	2,028
44	Stables	4	1,148
45	Stoppard	4	181
46	Whittles	4	474
47	Boocock	3	1,055
48	Brayshaw	3	1,091
49	Byrom	3	814
50	Coldwell	3	1,311
51	Diggle	3	1,096
52	Dransfield	3	1,059
53	Exley	3	1,422
54	Farrand	3	600
55	Grindrod	3	1,200
56	Mathers	3	1,796
57	Matthewman	3	573
58	Memory	3	167
59	Nutton	3	379
60	Royds	3	489
61	Secker	3	704
62	Sutcliff	3	427
63	Walshaw	3	800
64	Woolfenden	3	430
65	Wortley	3	917
66	Ayrton	2	493
67	Barran	2	186
68	Barrand	2	406
69	Barrowclough	2	530
70	Base	2	212
71	Bescoby	2	102
72	Biltcliffe	2	127
73	Birkenshaw	2	319
74	Birkhead	2	390
75	Blomley	2	297
76	Burkett	2	606
77	Cockshot	2	75
78	Culpin	2	428
79	Darwin	2	573
80	Ellam	2	755
81	Gaukroger	2	309
82	Ineson	2	565
83	Norcliffe	2	282
84	Pallas	2	55
85	Ridings	2	665
86	Robshaw	2	301
87	Scholefield	2	860
88	Settle	2	1,036
89	Seville	2	482
90	Tyas	2	710
91	Whitely	2	633
92	Algate	1	101
93	Bartin	1	93
94	Benyon	1	377
95	Bintley	1	32
96	Blank	1	279
97	Brummitt	1	187
98	Cartin	1	35
99	Cassel	1	83
100	Cavanah	1	175