| Bedfordshire | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 27 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 78 |
| Devon | 8 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 3 |
| Essex | 2 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 7 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 9 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 5 |
| Lancashire | 26 |
| Leicestershire | 20 |
| Lincolnshire | 34 |
| London | 68 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 29 |
| Northamptonshire | 1 |
| Nottinghamshire | 80 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 162 |
| Suffolk | 23 |
| Somerset | 7 |
| Surrey | 4 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 84 |
| Warwickshire | 8 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 2 |
| Yorkshire | 55 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 8 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 99 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 37 |
| House Servant | 17 |
| Dress Maker | 14 |
| At Home | 13 |
| Labourer | 11 |
| Servant | 9 |
| Frame Work Knitter | 9 |
| House Keeper | 6 |
| Annuitant | 6 |
| Farmer's Son | 5 |
| General Servant | 5 |
| Potter | 5 |
| Farm Labourer | 4 |
| Scholar At Home | 4 |
| Coal Miner | 4 |
| Bobbin Net Maker | 3 |
| Farm Servant | 3 |
| Factory Work | 3 |
| Apprentice | 3 |
| Milliner | 3 |
| Print Colourer | 3 |
| Gardener | 3 |
| Spinner | 3 |
| Tailor | 3 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Beeston | 604 |
| John Beeston | 577 |
| Mary Beeston | 566 |
| Elizabeth Beeston | 376 |
| Sarah Beeston | 333 |
| George Beeston | 327 |
| Thomas Beeston | 302 |
| James Beeston | 240 |
| Henry Beeston | 225 |
| Ann Beeston | 195 |
| Joseph Beeston | 180 |
| Eliza Beeston | 153 |
| Samuel Beeston | 150 |
| Alice Beeston | 143 |
| Jane Beeston | 138 |
| Annie Beeston | 134 |
| Charles Beeston | 134 |
| Emma Beeston | 118 |
| Frederick Beeston | 114 |
| Ellen Beeston | 112 |
| Alfred Beeston | 110 |
| Robert Beeston | 100 |
| Hannah Beeston | 99 |
| Edward Beeston | 84 |
| Richard Beeston | 84 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 71% | 10,351 |
| 2 | Beeston | 100% | 8,934 |
| 3 | Baston | 71% | 8,566 |
| 4 | Buston | 71% | 6,677 |
| 5 | Bastin | 57% | 4,654 |
| 6 | Bustin | 57% | 2,310 |
| 7 | Beston | 86% | 2,266 |
| 8 | Basten | 57% | 1,554 |
| 9 | Baiston | 71% | 934 |
| 10 | Bastian | 43% | 866 |
| 11 | Boiston | 71% | 841 |
| 12 | Beaston | 86% | 676 |
| 13 | Bastone | 57% | 487 |
| 14 | Biston | 71% | 310 |
| 15 | Bostin | 57% | 200 |
| 16 | Bastion | 57% | 189 |
| 17 | Bosten | 57% | 154 |
| 18 | Bastain | 43% | 143 |
| 19 | Bouston | 71% | 109 |
The surname Beeston is the 2nd most popular variant of Boston.