| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 2 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 23 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 9 |
| Cornwall | 5 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 7 |
| Devon | 16 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 14 |
| Essex | 8 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 2 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 1 |
| Lancashire | 25 |
| Leicestershire | 5 |
| Lincolnshire | 4 |
| London | 37 |
| Middlesex | 1 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 8 |
| Northamptonshire | 1 |
| Nottinghamshire | 12 |
| Oxfordshire | 8 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 2 |
| Surrey | 5 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 7 |
| Warwickshire | 8 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 1 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 52 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Labourer | 17 |
| Independent | 7 |
| Female Servant | 7 |
| Worsted Factory | 7 |
| Farmer | 5 |
| Shoe Maker | 4 |
| Lace Mender | 4 |
| Male Servant | 3 |
| Pitman | 2 |
| Independant | 2 |
| House Keeper | 2 |
| Weaver | 2 |
| Labourer | 2 |
| Nurse | 2 |
| Butcher | 2 |
| Painter | 1 |
| Ag Lab | 1 |
| F Servant | 1 |
| Hair Dresser | 1 |
| Inmate | 1 |
| Ship Holder Apprentice | 1 |
| Stationer | 1 |
| Baker Journeyman | 1 |
| Innkeeper | 1 |
| Wheel Wright | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Beston | 162 |
| William Beston | 141 |
| John Beston | 126 |
| Elizabeth Beston | 112 |
| Thomas Beston | 98 |
| James Beston | 88 |
| Sarah Beston | 71 |
| George Beston | 70 |
| Joseph Beston | 57 |
| Charles Beston | 49 |
| Jane Beston | 44 |
| Ann Beston | 39 |
| Henry Beston | 35 |
| Edward Beston | 33 |
| Robert Beston | 31 |
| Samuel Beston | 31 |
| Margaret Beston | 30 |
| Hannah Beston | 29 |
| Alice Beston | 28 |
| Charlotte Beston | 28 |
| Eliza Beston | 28 |
| Ellen Beston | 27 |
| Emma Beston | 27 |
| Martha Beston | 26 |
| Frederick Beston | 24 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 83% | 10,351 |
| 2 | Beeston | 86% | 8,934 |
| 3 | Baston | 83% | 8,566 |
| 4 | Buston | 83% | 6,677 |
| 5 | Bastin | 67% | 4,654 |
| 6 | Bustin | 67% | 2,310 |
| 7 | Beston | 100% | 2,266 |
| 8 | Basten | 67% | 1,554 |
| 9 | Baiston | 71% | 934 |
| 10 | Bastian | 57% | 866 |
| 11 | Boiston | 71% | 841 |
| 12 | Beaston | 86% | 676 |
| 13 | Bastone | 71% | 487 |
| 14 | Biston | 83% | 310 |
| 15 | Bostin | 67% | 200 |
| 16 | Bastion | 71% | 189 |
| 17 | Bosten | 67% | 154 |
| 18 | Bastain | 57% | 143 |
| 19 | Bouston | 71% | 109 |
The surname Beston is the 7th most popular variant of Boston.