1881 census occupation

Woollen Spinner surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

162 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 777 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Sykes, with 35 people recorded as Woollen Spinner.

Surnames most linked with Woollen Spinner

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	Sykes	35	14,399
2	Schofield	26	16,242
3	Beaumont	24	8,876
4	Armitage	21	7,647
5	Dyson	20	9,699
6	Brook	19	11,590
7	Butterworth	19	10,743
8	Sutcliffe	18	11,839
9	Clegg	15	10,197
10	Kershaw	15	9,666
11	Broadbent	14	6,399
12	Crowther	13	8,948
13	Hanson	13	9,652
14	Senior	13	6,854
15	Stott	13	9,356
16	Whitworth	12	5,013
17	Sheard	10	2,703
18	Farrar	9	3,992
19	Woodhead	9	5,606
20	Brierley	8	5,333
21	Brooke	8	4,465
22	Mallinson	8	2,473
23	Newsome	8	2,152
24	Pilling	8	3,614
25	Singleton	8	5,897
26	Stead	8	6,126
27	Wrigley	8	3,789
28	Battye	7	1,078
29	Gledhill	7	4,452
30	Ineson	7	565
31	Oldroyd	7	1,515
32	Peace	7	2,729
33	Stanhope	7	717
34	Ainley	6	1,192
35	Bamford	6	4,516
36	Charlesworth	6	3,864
37	Crosland	6	1,089
38	Gaunt	6	2,944
39	Haley	6	3,555
40	Moorhouse	6	3,703
41	Oates	6	4,568
42	Priestley	6	5,074
43	Varley	6	4,091
44	Asquith	5	1,753
45	Coldwell	5	1,311
46	Copley	5	2,317
47	Crawshaw	5	2,335
48	Fitton	5	3,373
49	Hallas	5	1,120
50	Halstead	5	2,494
51	Inman	5	2,038
52	Norcliffe	5	282
53	Renshaw	5	2,832
54	Allott	4	1,083
55	Boothroyd	4	1,546
56	Cliffe	4	1,880
57	Crossland	4	2,633
58	Dransfield	4	1,059
59	Garforth	4	837
60	Gosney	4	554
61	Hainsworth	4	1,904
62	Jagger	4	2,370
63	Kelshaw	4	253
64	Milnes	4	2,654
65	Mosley	4	2,842
66	Robertshaw	4	2,449
67	Rylands	4	414
68	Teal	4	1,144
69	Tolson	4	856
70	Wolstenholme	4	2,392
71	Bamforth	3	1,334
72	Betley	3	153
73	Busfield	3	551
74	Culpin	3	428
75	Dearnley	3	536
76	Denison	3	1,146
77	Durrans	3	287
78	Eddison	3	435
79	Exley	3	1,422
80	Fothergill	3	1,702
81	Hampshire	3	1,696
82	Hardaker	3	1,039
83	Meal	3	264
84	Medley	3	1,108
85	Midwood	3	414
86	Nicholl	3	1,558
87	Outhwaite	3	672
88	Pawson	3	1,199
89	Pogson	3	1,137
90	Popplewell	3	978
91	Ruddlesden	3	94
92	Smithies	3	1,074
93	Stables	3	1,148
94	Swailes	3	333
95	Yeadon	3	820
96	Abbs	2	527
97	Balman	2	117
98	Barras	2	582
99	Bellfield	2	297
100	Blamires	2	367