| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 4 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 2 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 1 |
| Derbyshire | 2 |
| Devon | 2 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 21 |
| Essex | 5 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 2 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 1 |
| Lancashire | 7 |
| Leicestershire | 4 |
| Lincolnshire | 1 |
| London | 46 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 1 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 1 |
| Nottinghamshire | 9 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 1 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 6 |
| Sussex | 1 |
| Staffordshire | 17 |
| Warwickshire | 20 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 1 |
| Worcestershire | 9 |
| Yorkshire | 14 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 3 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 11 |
| Cotton Weaver | 3 |
| At Home | 3 |
| Clerk | 3 |
| Housemaid (domestic) | 2 |
| Labourer | 2 |
| Warehouse Man | 2 |
| Colliery Repairer | 2 |
| Labourer General | 2 |
| Farm Labourer | 2 |
| Private Means | 2 |
| Fitter | 2 |
| Coachman (domestic) | 1 |
| School Teacher | 1 |
| Parish Relief | 1 |
| Army & Old Age Bnaioner | 1 |
| H Maid | 1 |
| Coal Miner (stoneman Below Ground) | 1 |
| Coal Miner Platelayer | 1 |
| Colliery Blacksmith | 1 |
| Colliery Caller | 1 |
| Grocer Errand Boy | 1 |
| Miner Coal Hewer | 1 |
| Sick Nurse | 1 |
| Teacher (loveraess) | 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.