| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 4 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 7 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 33 |
| Cornwall | 17 |
| Cumberland | 5 |
| Derbyshire | 36 |
| Devon | 170 |
| Dorset | 6 |
| Durham | 14 |
| Essex | 12 |
| Gloucestershire | 19 |
| Hampshire | 54 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 15 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 10 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 9 |
| Lancashire | 86 |
| Leicestershire | 72 |
| Lincolnshire | 51 |
| London | 125 |
| Middlesex | 17 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 5 |
| Northamptonshire | 68 |
| Nottinghamshire | 46 |
| Oxfordshire | 4 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 10 |
| Shropshire | 37 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 69 |
| Surrey | 107 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 107 |
| Warwickshire | 117 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 1 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 27 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 3 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 238 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 82 |
| Labourer | 26 |
| House Servant | 22 |
| Dress Maker | 19 |
| Carter | 15 |
| Servant | 15 |
| Shoe Maker | 12 |
| House Keeper | 12 |
| Silk Weaver | 11 |
| General Servant | 10 |
| Shepherd | 9 |
| House Maid | 8 |
| Silk Ribbon Weaver | 8 |
| Carpenter | 7 |
| Laundress | 7 |
| Grocer | 7 |
| Stocking Frameworknitter | 7 |
| Ag Lab | 6 |
| Cotton Weaver | 6 |
| Domestic Servant | 5 |
| Blacksmith | 5 |
| Farm Servant | 5 |
| Gardener | 5 |
| None | 5 |
| 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