| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 2 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 2 |
| Devon | 2 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 3 |
| Essex | 2 |
| Gloucestershire | 3 |
| Hampshire | 1 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 0 |
| Lancashire | 17 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 3 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 1 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 1 |
| Sussex | 1 |
| Staffordshire | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 1 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 11 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 7 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 13 |
| Miner | 3 |
| Merchants Clerk | 2 |
| House Servant | 2 |
| Cotton Power Loom Weaver | 2 |
| Provision Dealer | 1 |
| Ship Carpenter | 1 |
| Shipwright | 1 |
| Glapman | 1 |
| Invalid | 1 |
| Monthly Child | 1 |
| None | 1 |
| Traveller Silks | 1 |
| Mariner | 1 |
| Bobbin Turner | 1 |
| Chair Woman | 1 |
| Coal Miner | 1 |
| Glassmaker's Wife | 1 |
| Iron Stone Mason | 1 |
| Iron Stone Miner | 1 |
| Iron Stone Miner's Wife | 1 |
| Orange Brewer | 1 |
| General Servant | 1 |
| Mason | 1 |
| Railway Porter | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Alson | 44 |
| John Alson | 31 |
| William Alson | 30 |
| Elizabeth Alson | 27 |
| George Alson | 26 |
| James Alson | 20 |
| Ellen Alson | 16 |
| Sarah Alson | 16 |
| Charles Alson | 15 |
| Thomas Alson | 15 |
| Ann Alson | 14 |
| Joseph Alson | 14 |
| Edward Alson | 12 |
| Margaret Alson | 12 |
| Eliza Alson | 10 |
| Annie Alson | 9 |
| Arthur Alson | 9 |
| Henry Alson | 9 |
| Jane Alson | 8 |
| Martha Alson | 8 |
| Alice Alson | 7 |
| Robert Alson | 7 |
| Andrew Alson | 6 |
| Frances Alson | 6 |
| Frederick Alson | 6 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elson | 80% | 15,467 |
| 2 | Leeson | 50% | 12,430 |
| 3 | Olsen | 60% | 4,029 |
| 4 | Leason | 50% | 3,324 |
| 5 | Alison | 83% | 2,372 |
| 6 | Olson | 80% | 1,437 |
| 7 | Allson | 83% | 676 |
| 8 | Alson | 100% | 644 |
| 9 | Elison | 67% | 580 |
| 10 | Lauson | 67% | 550 |
| 11 | Luson | 60% | 457 |
| 12 | Lison | 60% | 309 |
| 13 | Lason | 60% | 187 |
| 14 | Eleson | 67% | 135 |
| 15 | Alsen | 80% | 111 |
| 16 | Leson | 60% | 107 |
| 17 | Ealson | 83% | 103 |
| 18 | Ilson | 80% | 101 |
The surname Alson is the 8th most popular variant of Elson.