| Bedfordshire | 6 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 3 |
| Cambridgeshire | 5 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 10 |
| Cornwall | 3 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 5 |
| Devon | 2 |
| Dorset | 4 |
| Durham | 18 |
| Essex | 4 |
| Gloucestershire | 1 |
| Hampshire | 14 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 1 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 23 |
| Lancashire | 103 |
| Leicestershire | 10 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 30 |
| Middlesex | 21 |
| Northumberland | 5 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 3 |
| Oxfordshire | 6 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 3 |
| Somerset | 2 |
| Surrey | 4 |
| Sussex | 2 |
| Staffordshire | 1 |
| Warwickshire | 19 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 1 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 100 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 7 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 2 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 37 |
| Labourer | 6 |
| Cotton Weaver | 6 |
| Private Means | 4 |
| Clerk Merchant | 3 |
| General Servant Domestic | 3 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 3 |
| Carter | 3 |
| Laundry Work | 3 |
| Gardener Domestic | 3 |
| Housekeeper | 2 |
| Dealer | 2 |
| Domestic Servant | 2 |
| Housewife | 2 |
| Rover | 2 |
| School Boy | 2 |
| School Girl | 2 |
| Weaver | 2 |
| Drapers Assistant | 2 |
| Apartment Nurse Keeper | 2 |
| Dressmaker | 2 |
| Spinner In Worsted Manuf | 2 |
| Labourer (general) | 2 |
| Farmer | 2 |
| Smiths Striker | 2 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Balton | 151 |
| John Balton | 147 |
| William Balton | 137 |
| James Balton | 94 |
| Thomas Balton | 86 |
| Sarah Balton | 85 |
| George Balton | 78 |
| Elizabeth Balton | 73 |
| Jane Balton | 52 |
| Joseph Balton | 47 |
| Annie Balton | 44 |
| Henry Balton | 43 |
| Ellen Balton | 41 |
| Ann Balton | 39 |
| Alice Balton | 33 |
| Edward Balton | 33 |
| Robert Balton | 33 |
| Richard Balton | 31 |
| Emma Balton | 30 |
| Eliza Balton | 29 |
| Charles Balton | 28 |
| Margaret Balton | 27 |
| Arthur Balton | 25 |
| Alfred Balton | 24 |
| Frederick Balton | 21 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolton | 83% | 85,558 |
| 2 | Boulton | 71% | 38,209 |
| 3 | Belton | 83% | 12,233 |
| 4 | Bilton | 83% | 10,233 |
| 5 | Balton | 100% | 2,295 |
| 6 | Bulton | 83% | 2,276 |
| 7 | Bolten | 67% | 419 |
| 8 | Baulton | 86% | 270 |
| 9 | Balten | 83% | 257 |
| 10 | Ableton | 57% | 244 |
| 11 | Boulten | 57% | 187 |
| 12 | Boalton | 86% | 176 |
| 13 | Bailton | 86% | 174 |
| 14 | Boltan | 67% | 111 |
The surname Balton is the 5th most popular variant of Bolton.