1881 census occupation

Worsted Mill Hand surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

76 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 233 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Murgatroyd, with 14 people recorded as Worsted Mill Hand.

Surnames most linked with Worsted Mill Hand

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	Murgatroyd	14	2,257
2	Woodhead	10	5,606
3	Brearley	8	1,868
4	Farrar	7	3,992
5	Haley	7	3,555
6	Jowett	7	3,260
7	Nicholl	7	1,558
8	Bancroft	6	2,901
9	Binns	6	4,965
10	Shackleton	6	3,381
11	Townend	6	2,567
12	Wadsworth	6	4,167
13	Earnshaw	5	3,698
14	Feather	5	1,529
15	Staff	5	763
16	Depledge	4	505
17	Dunne	4	977
18	Jagger	4	2,370
19	Roddy	4	290
20	Thrippleton	4	131
21	Widdop	4	678
22	Bairstow	3	1,066
23	Barritt	3	784
24	Brandwood	3	380
25	Busley	3	91
26	Cockroft	3	1,266
27	Culpan	3	362
28	Fickling	3	272
29	Odonnell	3	3,098
30	Rothery	3	1,105
31	Smithies	3	1,074
32	Thewlis	3	664
33	Watmough	3	730
34	Wormald	3	1,346
35	Beetham	2	498
36	Burlison	2	98
37	Callaway	2	798
38	Colcomb	2	55
39	Combs	2	588
40	Dufton	2	539
41	Forton	2	38
42	Garthwaite	2	571
43	Gomersall	2	730
44	Markey	2	532
45	Mcdermott	2	3,387
46	Muff	2	352
47	Pichard	2	57
48	Pilsworth	2	185
49	Ranken	2	185
50	Sager	2	431
51	Shooter	2	443
52	Skillington	2	122
53	Sterling	2	626
54	Tidswell	2	724
55	Toney	2	131
56	Wheelhouse	2	677
57	Whitely	2	633
58	Blanch	1	585
59	Bootham	1	51
60	Buttrey	1	71
61	Dunderdale	1	534
62	Gabriel	1	792
63	Hallowell	1	217
64	Keddle	1	61
65	Marfield	1	55
66	Mckay	1	17,160
67	Postings	1	95
68	Reynalds	1	40
69	Scafe	1	87
70	Shales	1	130
71	Sowry	1	101
72	Stackhouse	1	367
73	Thomlinson	1	549
74	Totham	1	62
75	Vary	1	100
76	Whisker	1	284