| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 9 |
| Berkshire | 15 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 3 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 1 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 46 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 12 |
| Gloucestershire | 16 |
| Hampshire | 20 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 5 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 11 |
| Lancashire | 8 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 7 |
| London | 60 |
| Middlesex | 12 |
| Northumberland | 1 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 5 |
| Nottinghamshire | 4 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 137 |
| Surrey | 45 |
| Sussex | 7 |
| Staffordshire | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 7 |
| Yorkshire | 20 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 8 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 43 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 3 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 58 |
| Private Means | 10 |
| Farm Labourer | 8 |
| Farmer | 6 |
| House Painter | 5 |
| Scholar | 5 |
| Clerk | 4 |
| Cook (domestic) | 4 |
| Gardener (domestic) | 3 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 3 |
| Labourer | 2 |
| Baker's Assistant | 2 |
| Carman | 2 |
| Clerk (commercial) | 2 |
| Warehouseman | 2 |
| General Labourer | 2 |
| Mechanic | 2 |
| Mason | 2 |
| Builder | 2 |
| Housewife | 2 |
| Student | 2 |
| Carter On Farm | 2 |
| Errand Boy | 2 |
| House Duties | 2 |
| Shop Keeper Dealer | 2 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Besley | 247 |
| Mary Besley | 246 |
| Elizabeth Besley | 207 |
| John Besley | 197 |
| George Besley | 150 |
| James Besley | 144 |
| Thomas Besley | 116 |
| Sarah Besley | 112 |
| Ann Besley | 98 |
| Jane Besley | 90 |
| Charles Besley | 88 |
| Henry Besley | 83 |
| Emma Besley | 74 |
| Ellen Besley | 66 |
| Frederick Besley | 63 |
| Joseph Besley | 59 |
| Eliza Besley | 58 |
| Robert Besley | 54 |
| Lucy Besley | 46 |
| Frances Besley | 42 |
| Alice Besley | 41 |
| Margaret Besley | 40 |
| Samuel Besley | 40 |
| Annie Besley | 39 |
| Emily Besley | 38 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beasley | 86% | 19,886 |
| 2 | Beesley | 86% | 15,565 |
| 3 | Bosley | 83% | 6,082 |
| 4 | Busley | 83% | 4,243 |
| 5 | Besley | 100% | 4,024 |
| 6 | Basley | 83% | 3,739 |
| 7 | Baseley | 71% | 1,730 |
| 8 | Bisley | 83% | 1,007 |
| 9 | Boseley | 71% | 945 |
| 10 | Bestley | 86% | 715 |
| 11 | Bessley | 86% | 490 |
| 12 | Beaseley | 75% | 414 |
| 13 | Baisley | 71% | 348 |
| 14 | Beesly | 67% | 309 |
| 15 | Basely | 50% | 299 |
| 16 | Beasly | 67% | 257 |
| 17 | Beisley | 86% | 239 |
| 18 | Beisly | 67% | 154 |
| 19 | Besly | 83% | 132 |
| 20 | Bosely | 50% | 117 |
| 21 | Busly | 67% | 110 |
The surname Besley is the 5th most popular variant of Beasley.