| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 2 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 1 |
| Derbyshire | 5 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 0 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 1 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 0 |
| Lancashire | 6 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 2 |
| London | 9 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 1 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 1 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 1 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 1 |
| Sussex | 6 |
| Staffordshire | 2 |
| Warwickshire | 1 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 10 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 4 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 8 |
| Coal Miner | 4 |
| Fish Hawker | 3 |
| General Labourer | 2 |
| Grocer | 1 |
| Living On His Own Means | 1 |
| Boiler Maker | 1 |
| Gen Dom Servant | 1 |
| House Maid Domestic Servant | 1 |
| Linen Spinner | 1 |
| Ship Labourer | 1 |
| Short Hand Clerk Cc | 1 |
| Street Bank | 1 |
| Tobacco Cigar Merchant Assistant | 1 |
| General Dressmaker | 1 |
| Attendant | 1 |
| Cook Servant | 1 |
| Formerly School Mistress | 1 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 1 |
| Grocer Apprentice | 1 |
| Boat Man | 1 |
| Ironer | 1 |
| Washer | 1 |
| Housemaid Domestic Servant | 1 |
| Worsted Spinner | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Biston | 26 |
| Mary Biston | 18 |
| Thomas Biston | 14 |
| Ann Biston | 12 |
| Hannah Biston | 12 |
| Samuel Biston | 12 |
| Elizabeth Biston | 10 |
| John Biston | 10 |
| George Biston | 9 |
| Jane Biston | 8 |
| Margaret Biston | 8 |
| Charles Biston | 7 |
| Francis Biston | 7 |
| Joseph Biston | 7 |
| Sarah Biston | 7 |
| Emma Biston | 6 |
| James Biston | 6 |
| Annie Biston | 5 |
| Henry Biston | 5 |
| David Biston | 4 |
| Emily Biston | 4 |
| Richard Biston | 4 |
| Albert Biston | 3 |
| Alice Biston | 3 |
| Nellie Biston | 3 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 83% | 10,351 |
| 2 | Beeston | 71% | 8,934 |
| 3 | Baston | 83% | 8,566 |
| 4 | Buston | 83% | 6,677 |
| 5 | Bastin | 67% | 4,654 |
| 6 | Bustin | 67% | 2,310 |
| 7 | Beston | 83% | 2,266 |
| 8 | Basten | 67% | 1,554 |
| 9 | Baiston | 86% | 934 |
| 10 | Bastian | 57% | 866 |
| 11 | Boiston | 86% | 841 |
| 12 | Beaston | 71% | 676 |
| 13 | Bastone | 71% | 487 |
| 14 | Biston | 100% | 310 |
| 15 | Bostin | 67% | 200 |
| 16 | Bastion | 71% | 189 |
| 17 | Bosten | 67% | 154 |
| 18 | Bastain | 57% | 143 |
| 19 | Bouston | 71% | 109 |
The surname Biston is the 14th most popular variant of Boston.