| Bedfordshire | 6 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 72 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 13 |
| Derbyshire | 24 |
| Devon | 4 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 65 |
| Essex | 12 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 3 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 0 |
| Lancashire | 214 |
| Leicestershire | 4 |
| Lincolnshire | 70 |
| London | 3 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 52 |
| Norfolk | 1 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 14 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 3 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 10 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 6 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 5 |
| Warwickshire | 30 |
| Westmorland | 3 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 3 |
| Yorkshire | 233 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 4 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 2 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 80 |
| Cotton Weaver | 8 |
| At Home | 7 |
| Housekeeper | 6 |
| Labourer | 6 |
| Weaver | 6 |
| Private Means | 5 |
| Carter | 5 |
| Weaver Cotton | 5 |
| Clerk | 4 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 4 |
| Farmer | 4 |
| General Labourer | 4 |
| Home | 4 |
| General Servant Domestic | 4 |
| Fustian Cutter | 4 |
| Shop Assistant | 4 |
| Fitter | 4 |
| Plater In Bleach Croft | 4 |
| At School | 3 |
| Blacksmith | 3 |
| Domestic | 3 |
| Farm Labourer | 3 |
| Butcher | 3 |
| Dressmaker | 3 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Dauson | 78 |
| John Dauson | 69 |
| Elizabeth Dauson | 53 |
| William Dauson | 53 |
| George Dauson | 51 |
| Thomas Dauson | 37 |
| James Dauson | 34 |
| Sarah Dauson | 26 |
| Joseph Dauson | 25 |
| Robert Dauson | 23 |
| Annie Dauson | 22 |
| Ellen Dauson | 20 |
| Charles Dauson | 18 |
| Jane Dauson | 17 |
| Henry Dauson | 16 |
| Eliza Dauson | 14 |
| Edward Dauson | 12 |
| Emma Dauson | 11 |
| Ann Dauson | 10 |
| Louisa Dauson | 10 |
| Samuel Dauson | 10 |
| Ada Dauson | 9 |
| Hannah Dauson | 9 |
| Harry Dauson | 9 |
| Walter Dauson | 9 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dawson | 83% | 215,507 |
| 2 | Dison | 67% | 4,235 |
| 3 | Edson | 50% | 3,251 |
| 4 | Deason | 67% | 2,867 |
| 5 | Dauson | 100% | 1,129 |
| 6 | Ideson | 50% | 919 |
| 7 | Edison | 50% | 586 |
| 8 | Eadson | 67% | 513 |
| 9 | Edeson | 50% | 450 |
| 10 | Adson | 67% | 354 |
| 11 | Doson | 67% | 264 |
| 12 | Duson | 83% | 232 |
| 13 | Adison | 50% | 215 |
| 14 | Douson | 83% | 169 |
| 15 | Dawsen | 67% | 146 |
| 16 | Dason | 83% | 136 |
| 17 | Deson | 67% | 134 |
| 18 | Audson | 67% | 100 |
The surname Dauson is the 5th most popular variant of Dawson.