| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 3 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 2 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 4 |
| Derbyshire | 5 |
| Devon | 10 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 10 |
| Essex | 8 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 7 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 6 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 1 |
| Lancashire | 13 |
| Leicestershire | 1 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 6 |
| Middlesex | 1 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 1 |
| Nottinghamshire | 4 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 6 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 7 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 11 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 1 |
| Worcestershire | 5 |
| Yorkshire | 16 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 14 |
| Farm Labourer | 3 |
| Farmer | 2 |
| Dress Maker | 2 |
| General Labourer | 2 |
| General Servant Domestic | 2 |
| Lace Minder | 2 |
| Joiner | 1 |
| Agent | 1 |
| Steam Engine Maker Smith | 1 |
| Chemist | 1 |
| Coach Man | 1 |
| Elementary School Teacher | 1 |
| House &ship Painter | 1 |
| Assistant | 1 |
| Bill Porter | 1 |
| Day Wage Man Coal Miner | 1 |
| General Dealer Assistant | 1 |
| General Servant | 1 |
| Shoe Finisher | 1 |
| Clerk | 1 |
| House Decorator | 1 |
| Painter Deerating | 1 |
| Grocer Apprentice | 1 |
| Grocer's Apprentice | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Bost | 36 |
| John Bost | 33 |
| William Bost | 31 |
| James Bost | 19 |
| Elizabeth Bost | 18 |
| George Bost | 17 |
| Thomas Bost | 17 |
| Robert Bost | 14 |
| Eliza Bost | 12 |
| Joseph Bost | 12 |
| Sarah Bost | 11 |
| Ann Bost | 9 |
| Hannah Bost | 9 |
| Emily Bost | 8 |
| Emma Bost | 8 |
| Alice Bost | 7 |
| Charles Bost | 7 |
| Edward Bost | 7 |
| Jane Bost | 7 |
| Paul Bost | 7 |
| Richard Bost | 7 |
| Ellen Bost | 6 |
| Frances Bost | 6 |
| Henry Bost | 6 |
| Kate Bost | 6 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Best | 75% | 55,399 |
| 2 | Boast | 80% | 4,576 |
| 3 | Bust | 75% | 2,182 |
| 4 | Buist | 60% | 997 |
| 5 | Bist | 75% | 526 |
| 6 | Bost | 100% | 512 |
| 7 | Boost | 80% | 366 |
| 8 | Beast | 60% | 213 |
| 9 | Bast | 75% | 210 |
| 10 | Bisat | 60% | 172 |
| 11 | Beste | 60% | 140 |
The surname Bost is the 6th most popular variant of Best.