| Bedfordshire | 6 |
| Buckinghamshire | 6 |
| Berkshire | 2 |
| Cambridgeshire | 12 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 143 |
| Cornwall | 32 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 29 |
| Devon | 195 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 22 |
| Essex | 76 |
| Gloucestershire | 105 |
| Hampshire | 71 |
| Herefordshire | 2 |
| Hertfordshire | 19 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 9 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 47 |
| Lancashire | 187 |
| Leicestershire | 142 |
| Lincolnshire | 58 |
| London | 386 |
| Middlesex | 70 |
| Northumberland | 4 |
| Norfolk | 1 |
| Northamptonshire | 86 |
| Nottinghamshire | 161 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 9 |
| Shropshire | 69 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 43 |
| Surrey | 239 |
| Sussex | 31 |
| Staffordshire | 322 |
| Warwickshire | 201 |
| Westmorland | 8 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 23 |
| Yorkshire | 146 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 3 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 4 |
| Glamorgan | 59 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 14 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 327 |
| Farm Labourer | 26 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 25 |
| General Labourer | 19 |
| Labourer | 18 |
| None | 18 |
| Gardener Domestic | 15 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 15 |
| Dressmaker | 14 |
| Bricklayer | 12 |
| Domestic Servant | 11 |
| General Servant Domestic | 10 |
| Laundress | 10 |
| Shop Assistant | 10 |
| Clerk | 9 |
| House Painter | 9 |
| Labourer General | 9 |
| Scholar | 9 |
| Waggoner On Farm | 9 |
| At Home | 9 |
| Errand Boy | 8 |
| Painter | 8 |
| Domestic | 8 |
| Private Means | 7 |
| Dress Maker | 7 |
| 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