Best Name Meaning: This name from old french means beste 'animal','beast'.Occupational for 'cattle dealer'or nickname for the resemblance of an animal 'unruley','violent','uncouth'.
Discover how your Best ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 13 |
| Buckinghamshire | 23 |
| Berkshire | 71 |
| Cambridgeshire | 23 |
| Channel Islands | 31 |
| Cheshire | 25 |
| Cornwall | 366 |
| Cumberland | 21 |
| Derbyshire | 25 |
| Devon | 259 |
| Dorset | 311 |
| Durham | 847 |
| Essex | 213 |
| Gloucestershire | 171 |
| Hampshire | 313 |
| Herefordshire | 9 |
| Hertfordshire | 24 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 566 |
| Lancashire | 639 |
| Leicestershire | 50 |
| Lincolnshire | 115 |
| London | 1,211 |
| Middlesex | 326 |
| Northumberland | 357 |
| Norfolk | 48 |
| Northamptonshire | 18 |
| Nottinghamshire | 180 |
| Oxfordshire | 62 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 17 |
| Suffolk | 38 |
| Somerset | 350 |
| Surrey | 382 |
| Sussex | 325 |
| Staffordshire | 166 |
| Warwickshire | 271 |
| Westmorland | 5 |
| Wiltshire | 54 |
| Worcestershire | 156 |
| Yorkshire | 1,397 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 5 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 6 |
| Carmarthenshire | 4 |
| Denbighshire | 5 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 233 |
| Merionethshire | 3 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 46 |
| Pembrokeshire | 6 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 872 |
| Private Means | 80 |
| General Labourer | 76 |
| Farm Labourer | 69 |
| Dressmaker | 67 |
| Labourer | 55 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 49 |
| Farmer | 49 |
| None | 44 |
| Domestic Servant | 38 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 38 |
| At Home | 35 |
| Clerk | 35 |
| At School | 34 |
| House Painter | 31 |
| Laundress | 29 |
| General Servant Domestic | 26 |
| Scholar | 26 |
| Carter | 26 |
| Bricklayer | 24 |
| Assisting In The Business | 23 |
| House Keeper | 23 |
| Shop Assistant | 23 |
| Housekeeper | 23 |
| Joiner | 22 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Best | 3,536 |
| William Best | 3,489 |
| John Best | 3,172 |
| Elizabeth Best | 2,447 |
| George Best | 2,188 |
| Thomas Best | 1,856 |
| Sarah Best | 1,558 |
| James Best | 1,490 |
| Jane Best | 1,246 |
| Ann Best | 1,181 |
| Charles Best | 1,147 |
| Henry Best | 1,110 |
| Joseph Best | 874 |
| Annie Best | 793 |
| Robert Best | 761 |
| Eliza Best | 760 |
| Emma Best | 730 |
| Alice Best | 697 |
| Frederick Best | 673 |
| Ellen Best | 648 |
| Alfred Best | 641 |
| Emily Best | 631 |
| Margaret Best | 611 |
| Hannah Best | 592 |
| Edward Best | 587 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Best | 100% | 55,399 |
| 2 | Boast | 60% | 4,576 |
| 3 | Bust | 75% | 2,182 |
| 4 | Buist | 60% | 997 |
| 5 | Bist | 75% | 526 |
| 6 | Bost | 75% | 512 |
| 7 | Boost | 60% | 366 |
| 8 | Beast | 80% | 213 |
| 9 | Bast | 75% | 210 |
| 10 | Bisat | 60% | 172 |
| 11 | Beste | 80% | 140 |
The surname Best is the most popular version of all its varients