1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1881st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 881st year of the 2nd millennium, the 81st year of the 19th century, and the 2nd year of the 1880s decade.

Cerruti 1881 is a brand of the fashion house Cerruti founded in 1967 in Paris by the Italian stylist and fashion producer Nino Cerruti.

November – The Newcastle United F.C. is founded in the north east of England as the Stanley F.C., with a further name change to Newcastle East End F.C. the following year. November 3 – The Mapuche uprising of 1881 begins, with an attack on Quillem, Chile.