| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 3 |
| Cheshire | 1 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 1 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 8 |
| Essex | 8 |
| Gloucestershire | 10 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 0 |
| Lancashire | 5 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 17 |
| Middlesex | 1 |
| Northumberland | 2 |
| Norfolk | 1 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 6 |
| Oxfordshire | 4 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 2 |
| Suffolk | 9 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 1 |
| Sussex | 6 |
| Staffordshire | 2 |
| Warwickshire | 3 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 1 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 20 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 2 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 17 |
| General Servant | 4 |
| Labourer | 3 |
| Tailor | 3 |
| Wood Turner | 2 |
| Coal Miner | 2 |
| Shepherd | 2 |
| Woollen Cloth Weaver | 2 |
| Domestic House Keeper | 1 |
| Chemist | 1 |
| Shipyard Labourer | 1 |
| Blacksmith | 1 |
| Boat Agent | 1 |
| Chapel Keeper | 1 |
| Domestic | 1 |
| Law Account | 1 |
| Franciscan Sister | 1 |
| Miner | 1 |
| Book Binder | 1 |
| Machine Ruler | 1 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 1 |
| Carter Boy Horse | 1 |
| Carter Horse | 1 |
| General Merchant | 1 |
| At Home | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Bist | 38 |
| Mary Bist | 31 |
| George Bist | 24 |
| Sarah Bist | 23 |
| Elizabeth Bist | 20 |
| Thomas Bist | 20 |
| John Bist | 19 |
| Charles Bist | 17 |
| Alfred Bist | 16 |
| James Bist | 12 |
| Ann Bist | 10 |
| Jane Bist | 10 |
| Joseph Bist | 10 |
| Edward Bist | 9 |
| Emma Bist | 9 |
| Martha Bist | 9 |
| Arthur Bist | 8 |
| Hannah Bist | 8 |
| Annie Bist | 7 |
| Walter Bist | 7 |
| Eliza Bist | 6 |
| Emily Bist | 6 |
| Harry Bist | 6 |
| Henry Bist | 6 |
| Margaret Bist | 6 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Best | 75% | 55,399 |
| 2 | Boast | 60% | 4,576 |
| 3 | Bust | 75% | 2,182 |
| 4 | Buist | 80% | 997 |
| 5 | Bist | 100% | 526 |
| 6 | Bost | 75% | 512 |
| 7 | Boost | 60% | 366 |
| 8 | Beast | 60% | 213 |
| 9 | Bast | 75% | 210 |
| 10 | Bisat | 80% | 172 |
| 11 | Beste | 60% | 140 |
The surname Bist is the 5th most popular variant of Best.