| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 5 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 2 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 47 |
| Essex | 1 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 1 |
| Lancashire | 1 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 0 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 29 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 1 |
| Staffordshire | 6 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 1 |
| Yorkshire | 12 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 10 |
| Farmer | 4 |
| Coal Miner | 3 |
| Grindstone Quarryman | 3 |
| General Servant | 3 |
| Carter | 3 |
| Shepherd | 2 |
| Quarryman | 2 |
| Quaryman | 2 |
| Stone Merchant | 2 |
| Stone Quarryman | 2 |
| House Servant | 2 |
| Engine Driver | 1 |
| Shoe Maker | 1 |
| Dress Maker | 1 |
| Farmer Of 205 Acres Employing 5 Labourer In Gateshead & 67 Acres Employing 2 Labourer At Heworth | 1 |
| Game Keeper | 1 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 1 |
| Almswoman | 1 |
| Cartman | 1 |
| Inn Keeper | 1 |
| Labourer | 1 |
| Farmer Of 50 Acres Employing 2 Men & 1 Boy | 1 |
| Farmers Servant | 1 |
| Formerley Inn Keeper | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Boiston | 59 |
| Thomas Boiston | 58 |
| William Boiston | 50 |
| Mary Boiston | 42 |
| Ann Boiston | 39 |
| George Boiston | 39 |
| Margaret Boiston | 37 |
| Elizabeth Boiston | 36 |
| Robert Boiston | 36 |
| Isabella Boiston | 23 |
| Jane Boiston | 23 |
| Anthony Boiston | 22 |
| Sarah Boiston | 21 |
| Annie Boiston | 20 |
| Dorothy Boiston | 13 |
| Joseph Boiston | 13 |
| Charles Boiston | 12 |
| James Boiston | 11 |
| Walter Boiston | 8 |
| Charlotte Boiston | 7 |
| Henry Boiston | 7 |
| Moses Boiston | 7 |
| Arthur Boiston | 6 |
| Mark Boiston | 6 |
| Susannah Boiston | 6 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 86% | 10,351 |
| 2 | Beeston | 71% | 8,934 |
| 3 | Baston | 71% | 8,566 |
| 4 | Buston | 71% | 6,677 |
| 5 | Bastin | 57% | 4,654 |
| 6 | Bustin | 57% | 2,310 |
| 7 | Beston | 71% | 2,266 |
| 8 | Basten | 57% | 1,554 |
| 9 | Baiston | 86% | 934 |
| 10 | Bastian | 43% | 866 |
| 11 | Boiston | 100% | 841 |
| 12 | Beaston | 71% | 676 |
| 13 | Bastone | 57% | 487 |
| 14 | Biston | 86% | 310 |
| 15 | Bostin | 71% | 200 |
| 16 | Bastion | 57% | 189 |
| 17 | Boyston | 86% | 162 |
| 18 | Bosten | 71% | 154 |
| 19 | Bastain | 43% | 143 |
| 20 | Bouston | 86% | 109 |
The surname Boiston is the 11th most popular variant of Boston.