| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 8 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 51 |
| Cornwall | 51 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 31 |
| Devon | 167 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 21 |
| Gloucestershire | 17 |
| Hampshire | 26 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 2 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 13 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 13 |
| Lancashire | 49 |
| Leicestershire | 81 |
| Lincolnshire | 89 |
| London | 134 |
| Middlesex | 10 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 8 |
| Northamptonshire | 63 |
| Nottinghamshire | 53 |
| Oxfordshire | 8 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 13 |
| Shropshire | 27 |
| Suffolk | 1 |
| Somerset | 48 |
| Surrey | 79 |
| Sussex | 2 |
| Staffordshire | 53 |
| Warwickshire | 59 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 2 |
| Worcestershire | 6 |
| Yorkshire | 23 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 10 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Labourer | 97 |
| Female Servant | 52 |
| Male Servant | 31 |
| Independent | 20 |
| Farmer | 18 |
| Labourer | 18 |
| Shoe Maker | 12 |
| Ag Labourer | 12 |
| Ag Lab | 9 |
| Carpenter | 8 |
| Servant | 7 |
| Apprentice | 7 |
| Frame Work Knitter | 7 |
| Hatter | 6 |
| Potter | 5 |
| Tailor | 4 |
| Cotton Weaver | 4 |
| Hat Labourer | 4 |
| Baker | 3 |
| Celler Man | 3 |
| Brick Layer | 3 |
| Weaver | 3 |
| Stocking Maker | 2 |
| Victualler | 2 |
| Ribbon Weaver | 2 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Elson | 1,208 |
| Mary Elson | 959 |
| John Elson | 841 |
| Elizabeth Elson | 727 |
| George Elson | 620 |
| Sarah Elson | 584 |
| Thomas Elson | 576 |
| James Elson | 443 |
| Charles Elson | 366 |
| Ann Elson | 357 |
| Henry Elson | 307 |
| Emma Elson | 274 |
| Joseph Elson | 259 |
| Alice Elson | 244 |
| Jane Elson | 239 |
| Eliza Elson | 218 |
| Arthur Elson | 212 |
| Frederick Elson | 212 |
| Annie Elson | 193 |
| Ellen Elson | 187 |
| Samuel Elson | 171 |
| Hannah Elson | 166 |
| Albert Elson | 153 |
| Richard Elson | 152 |
| Walter Elson | 148 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elson | 100% | 15,467 |
| 2 | Leeson | 67% | 12,430 |
| 3 | Olsen | 60% | 4,029 |
| 4 | Ellson | 83% | 3,933 |
| 5 | Leason | 67% | 3,324 |
| 6 | Alison | 67% | 2,372 |
| 7 | Olson | 80% | 1,437 |
| 8 | Alson | 80% | 644 |
| 9 | Elison | 83% | 580 |
| 10 | Lauson | 50% | 550 |
| 11 | Luson | 60% | 457 |
| 12 | Lison | 60% | 309 |
| 13 | Lason | 60% | 187 |
| 14 | Eleson | 83% | 135 |
| 15 | Alsen | 60% | 111 |
| 16 | Leson | 60% | 107 |
| 17 | Ealson | 83% | 103 |
| 18 | Ilson | 80% | 101 |
The surname Elson is the most popular version of all its varients