| Bedfordshire | 3 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 13 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 15 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 10 |
| Derbyshire | 3 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 3 |
| Durham | 15 |
| Essex | 176 |
| Gloucestershire | 6 |
| Hampshire | 13 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 11 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 36 |
| Lancashire | 762 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 13 |
| London | 312 |
| Middlesex | 18 |
| Northumberland | 16 |
| Norfolk | 2 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 1 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 73 |
| Somerset | 5 |
| Surrey | 24 |
| Sussex | 12 |
| Staffordshire | 12 |
| Warwickshire | 12 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 2 |
| Worcestershire | 12 |
| Yorkshire | 54 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 2 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 5 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Cotton Weaver | 72 |
| Living On Own Means | 48 |
| Dress Maker | 16 |
| Scholar | 16 |
| General Labourer | 13 |
| Farmer | 11 |
| Domestic Servant | 8 |
| General Servant Domestic | 8 |
| Cotton Spinner | 8 |
| Cotton Winder | 7 |
| Draper Assistant | 6 |
| French Polisher | 6 |
| House Painter | 6 |
| Silk Weaver | 6 |
| Clergyman Church Of England | 5 |
| Cook Domestic | 5 |
| Gardener Domestic | 5 |
| Nurse Domestic | 5 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 5 |
| Railway Porter | 4 |
| Clerk | 4 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 4 |
| Stone Quarryman | 4 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 4 |
| Freestone Quarryman | 4 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Alston | 677 |
| William Alston | 640 |
| John Alston | 603 |
| Thomas Alston | 443 |
| James Alston | 426 |
| Elizabeth Alston | 421 |
| Alice Alston | 281 |
| George Alston | 254 |
| Jane Alston | 245 |
| Margaret Alston | 241 |
| Sarah Alston | 236 |
| Richard Alston | 225 |
| Robert Alston | 221 |
| Ellen Alston | 215 |
| Ann Alston | 207 |
| Edward Alston | 190 |
| Henry Alston | 167 |
| Joseph Alston | 150 |
| Eliza Alston | 111 |
| Annie Alston | 105 |
| Charles Alston | 102 |
| Emma Alston | 102 |
| Alfred Alston | 92 |
| Emily Alston | 89 |
| Isabella Alston | 79 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elston | 83% | 11,432 |
| 2 | Alston | 100% | 10,423 |
| 3 | Elstone | 71% | 2,235 |
| 4 | Liston | 67% | 1,668 |
| 5 | Luston | 67% | 1,146 |
| 6 | Alstone | 86% | 532 |
| 7 | Leston | 67% | 390 |
| 8 | Eliston | 71% | 368 |
| 9 | Allston | 86% | 353 |
| 10 | Laston | 67% | 254 |
| 11 | Listen | 50% | 224 |
| 12 | Lustin | 50% | 127 |
| 13 | Ilston | 83% | 121 |
The surname Alston is the 2nd most popular variant of Elston.