| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 6 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 0 |
| Gloucestershire | 9 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 2 |
| Lancashire | 14 |
| Leicestershire | 1 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 1 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 2 |
| Staffordshire | 2 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 3 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Cotton Weaver | 4 |
| Grey Cloth Agent | 2 |
| Scholar | 2 |
| Dock Labourer | 1 |
| Cook Domestic | 1 |
| Hupper Cotton Goods | 1 |
| Apprentice To Slater | 1 |
| Coal Miner Coal Hewer | 1 |
| Assistant Steward | 1 |
| Railway Porter | 1 |
| Grocer Porter | 1 |
| Brotlier In Religion | 1 |
| Governess | 1 |
| Moulder Labourer Iron | 1 |
| Grocer Assistant | 1 |
| Collier Coal C Hewer | 1 |
| Labourer In Market Garden | 1 |
| Nurse Domestic | 1 |
| Printers Compasitor | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Sarah Besse | 8 |
| William Besse | 8 |
| Mary Besse | 7 |
| Charles Besse | 5 |
| John Besse | 5 |
| Joseph Besse | 5 |
| George Besse | 4 |
| James Besse | 4 |
| Ellen Besse | 3 |
| Henry Besse | 3 |
| Louis Besse | 3 |
| Alice Besse | 2 |
| Ann Besse | 2 |
| Eliza Besse | 2 |
| Elizabeth Besse | 2 |
| Elsie Besse | 2 |
| Emma Besse | 2 |
| Francis Besse | 2 |
| Grace Besse | 2 |
| Hanson Besse | 2 |
| Harriet Besse | 2 |
| Maria Besse | 2 |
| Nels Besse | 2 |
| Paul Besse | 2 |
| Prince Besse | 2 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bass | 60% | 23,795 |
| 2 | Buss | 60% | 7,296 |
| 3 | Boss | 60% | 4,749 |
| 4 | Bees | 60% | 4,440 |
| 5 | Biss | 60% | 3,833 |
| 6 | Beese | 80% | 1,721 |
| 7 | Bess | 80% | 751 |
| 8 | Bessie | 83% | 315 |
| 9 | Baiss | 40% | 254 |
| 10 | Bease | 80% | 192 |
| 11 | Busse | 80% | 154 |
| 12 | Besse | 100% | 136 |
The surname Besse is the 12th most popular variant of Bass.