| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 6 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 8 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 4 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 2 |
| Derbyshire | 167 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 2 |
| Durham | 42 |
| Essex | 0 |
| Gloucestershire | 3 |
| Hampshire | 10 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 14 |
| Isle of Man | 4 |
| Kent | 7 |
| Lancashire | 86 |
| Leicestershire | 7 |
| Lincolnshire | 15 |
| London | 133 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 14 |
| Norfolk | 4 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 33 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 14 |
| Shropshire | 2 |
| Suffolk | 10 |
| Somerset | 2 |
| Surrey | 2 |
| Sussex | 1 |
| Staffordshire | 16 |
| Warwickshire | 15 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 2 |
| Worcestershire | 2 |
| Yorkshire | 106 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 1 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 104 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 15 |
| Servant | 12 |
| Coal Miner | 11 |
| General Servant | 10 |
| Cotton Mill Hand | 9 |
| Lead Miner | 9 |
| Labourer | 6 |
| Shoe Maker | 6 |
| House Servant | 6 |
| House Keeper | 6 |
| Tailor | 5 |
| Cotton Factory | 5 |
| Charwoman | 5 |
| Carpenter | 5 |
| House Maid | 4 |
| Butcher | 4 |
| Farmer's Son | 3 |
| Independent | 3 |
| Publican | 3 |
| Char Woman | 3 |
| Blacksmith | 3 |
| Cotton Weaver | 3 |
| Laundress | 3 |
| Silk Ribbon Weaver | 3 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Alton | 483 |
| William Alton | 452 |
| John Alton | 403 |
| Elizabeth Alton | 307 |
| George Alton | 303 |
| Thomas Alton | 283 |
| Sarah Alton | 242 |
| Ann Alton | 188 |
| James Alton | 184 |
| Joseph Alton | 172 |
| Annie Alton | 111 |
| Charles Alton | 106 |
| Jane Alton | 103 |
| Hannah Alton | 102 |
| Margaret Alton | 98 |
| Alice Alton | 93 |
| Ellen Alton | 86 |
| Eliza Alton | 84 |
| Emma Alton | 81 |
| Henry Alton | 72 |
| Frederick Alton | 71 |
| Samuel Alton | 64 |
| Robert Alton | 63 |
| Edward Alton | 62 |
| Alfred Alton | 58 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elton | 80% | 8,598 |
| 2 | Alton | 100% | 6,716 |
| 3 | Luton | 60% | 2,364 |
| 4 | Oulton | 67% | 1,485 |
| 5 | Leaton | 50% | 1,229 |
| 6 | Loton | 60% | 1,201 |
| 7 | Allton | 83% | 1,100 |
| 8 | Aulton | 83% | 840 |
| 9 | Alten | 80% | 643 |
| 10 | Loten | 40% | 483 |
| 11 | Leeton | 50% | 299 |
| 12 | Lauton | 67% | 296 |
| 13 | Laton | 60% | 233 |
| 14 | Leuton | 50% | 164 |
| 15 | Louton | 50% | 118 |
The surname Alton is the 2nd most popular variant of Elton.