| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 4 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 3 |
| Channel Islands | 38 |
| Cheshire | 1 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 8 |
| Devon | 1 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 4 |
| Gloucestershire | 3 |
| Hampshire | 1 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 8 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 8 |
| Lancashire | 23 |
| Leicestershire | 2 |
| Lincolnshire | 17 |
| London | 46 |
| Middlesex | 8 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 2 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 1 |
| Sussex | 6 |
| Staffordshire | 3 |
| Warwickshire | 12 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 1 |
| Yorkshire | 24 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 5 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Coal Miner C Hewer | 4 |
| Brass Finisher | 3 |
| Stone Dresser | 3 |
| Servant Shipper Agent | 2 |
| Shippers Clerk C C | 2 |
| Dress Maker | 2 |
| Engineer Pattern Works | 2 |
| Mechanical Engineer | 2 |
| Iron Foundry Labourer | 2 |
| Scholar | 2 |
| Ironer Wash | 2 |
| Blacksmith | 1 |
| Shorthand Typewriter | 1 |
| Stable Boy Groom | 1 |
| Ladys Maid Domestic | 1 |
| Cook Domestic | 1 |
| Engine Fitter Iron | 1 |
| Errand Boy Port | 1 |
| General Domestic Servant | 1 |
| Lamp Lighter | 1 |
| On Charing Officers | 1 |
| Ploughman | 1 |
| Boiler Plater | 1 |
| Private Soldier 2/h L Infantry | 1 |
| Retired Labourer | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Besson | 95 |
| William Besson | 88 |
| John Besson | 86 |
| Elizabeth Besson | 60 |
| George Besson | 57 |
| Ann Besson | 44 |
| Sarah Besson | 39 |
| Thomas Besson | 39 |
| Charles Besson | 35 |
| Henry Besson | 27 |
| Jane Besson | 26 |
| James Besson | 25 |
| Louisa Besson | 23 |
| Eliza Besson | 22 |
| Joseph Besson | 21 |
| Edward Besson | 19 |
| Annie Besson | 18 |
| Margaret Besson | 17 |
| Alfred Besson | 16 |
| Alice Besson | 16 |
| Philip Besson | 15 |
| Arthur Besson | 14 |
| Emma Besson | 14 |
| Frederick Besson | 14 |
| Emily Besson | 13 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beeson | 83% | 8,633 |
| 2 | Basson | 83% | 3,315 |
| 3 | Bisson | 83% | 3,025 |
| 4 | Busson | 83% | 1,470 |
| 5 | Besson | 100% | 1,465 |
| 6 | Bosson | 83% | 1,291 |
| 7 | Boisson | 71% | 313 |
| 8 | Bassin | 67% | 259 |
| 9 | Beson | 83% | 254 |
| 10 | Bossen | 67% | 125 |
| 11 | Bewson | 83% | 105 |
The surname Besson is the 5th most popular variant of Beeson.