| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 2 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 18 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 4 |
| Cornwall | 8 |
| Cumberland | 2 |
| Derbyshire | 6 |
| Devon | 8 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 39 |
| Essex | 2 |
| Gloucestershire | 13 |
| Hampshire | 6 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 2 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 9 |
| Lancashire | 34 |
| Leicestershire | 6 |
| Lincolnshire | 16 |
| London | 91 |
| Middlesex | 8 |
| Northumberland | 4 |
| Norfolk | 73 |
| Northamptonshire | 3 |
| Nottinghamshire | 28 |
| Oxfordshire | 11 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 15 |
| Suffolk | 12 |
| Somerset | 12 |
| Surrey | 10 |
| Sussex | 2 |
| Staffordshire | 45 |
| Warwickshire | 31 |
| Westmorland | 4 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 12 |
| Yorkshire | 45 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 1 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 2 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Labourer | 24 |
| Independent | 21 |
| Female Servant | 20 |
| Male Servant | 13 |
| Labourer | 13 |
| Farmer | 8 |
| Carpenter | 7 |
| Weaver | 7 |
| Shoe Maker | 5 |
| Dress Maker | 4 |
| Tailor | 4 |
| Apprentice | 4 |
| Bricklayer | 4 |
| Gardener | 4 |
| School Mistress | 3 |
| Butcher | 3 |
| Cord Wainer | 3 |
| Publican | 2 |
| School Master | 2 |
| Blacksmith | 2 |
| Dressmaker | 2 |
| Pensioner | 2 |
| Wheel Wright | 2 |
| Char Woman | 2 |
| Watch Maker | 2 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Buston | 459 |
| John Buston | 432 |
| Mary Buston | 426 |
| Elizabeth Buston | 283 |
| Sarah Buston | 248 |
| Thomas Buston | 222 |
| George Buston | 217 |
| James Buston | 202 |
| Charles Buston | 131 |
| Ann Buston | 129 |
| Henry Buston | 125 |
| Jane Buston | 123 |
| Eliza Buston | 113 |
| Joseph Buston | 112 |
| Emma Buston | 104 |
| Robert Buston | 99 |
| Alice Buston | 90 |
| Alfred Buston | 86 |
| Edward Buston | 79 |
| Hannah Buston | 79 |
| Samuel Buston | 79 |
| Frederick Buston | 78 |
| Ellen Buston | 76 |
| Margaret Buston | 72 |
| Annie Buston | 70 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 83% | 10,351 |
| 2 | Beeston | 71% | 8,934 |
| 3 | Baston | 83% | 8,566 |
| 4 | Buston | 100% | 6,677 |
| 5 | Bastin | 67% | 4,654 |
| 6 | Bustin | 83% | 2,310 |
| 7 | Beston | 83% | 2,266 |
| 8 | Basten | 67% | 1,554 |
| 9 | Baiston | 71% | 934 |
| 10 | Bastian | 57% | 866 |
| 11 | Boiston | 71% | 841 |
| 12 | Beaston | 71% | 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 | 86% | 109 |
The surname Buston is the 4th most popular variant of Boston.