| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 68 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 2 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 5 |
| Durham | 6 |
| Essex | 0 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 8 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 2 |
| Lancashire | 161 |
| Leicestershire | 4 |
| Lincolnshire | 5 |
| London | 28 |
| Middlesex | 1 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 12 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 30 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 14 |
| Yorkshire | 22 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 2 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 75 |
| Cotton Weaver | 8 |
| General Labourer | 6 |
| Labourer | 4 |
| General Servant | 4 |
| Domestic Servant | 3 |
| Stock Brokers Clerk | 3 |
| Emery Cloth Maker | 3 |
| Solicitor | 3 |
| Charwoman | 2 |
| Clerk | 2 |
| Coal Miner | 2 |
| Cooper | 2 |
| Cotton Operative | 2 |
| Cotton Reeler | 2 |
| Engine Fitter At Works | 2 |
| Farm Labourer | 2 |
| Grocer | 2 |
| Brick Maker Labourer | 2 |
| Cotton Cop Winder | 2 |
| Cotton Mill Hand | 2 |
| Cotton Weaver C M | 2 |
| Millers Labourer | 2 |
| School Master | 2 |
| Laundress | 2 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Ferns | 203 |
| John Ferns | 196 |
| William Ferns | 150 |
| James Ferns | 105 |
| Elizabeth Ferns | 96 |
| George Ferns | 82 |
| Sarah Ferns | 82 |
| Thomas Ferns | 82 |
| Joseph Ferns | 62 |
| Ann Ferns | 58 |
| Eliza Ferns | 53 |
| Ellen Ferns | 47 |
| Hannah Ferns | 42 |
| Jane Ferns | 42 |
| Margaret Ferns | 42 |
| Annie Ferns | 41 |
| Alice Ferns | 40 |
| Henry Ferns | 40 |
| Edward Ferns | 35 |
| Charles Ferns | 34 |
| Emma Ferns | 33 |
| Emily Ferns | 32 |
| Alfred Ferns | 30 |
| Catherine Ferns | 30 |
| Samuel Ferns | 28 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Furness | 57% | 16,187 |
| 2 | Ferns | 100% | 2,717 |
| 3 | Farnes | 67% | 2,462 |
| 4 | Fearns | 83% | 1,789 |
| 5 | Furnis | 67% | 575 |
| 6 | Ferens | 83% | 461 |
| 7 | Furnes | 67% | 380 |
| 8 | Farns | 80% | 233 |
| 9 | Fernis | 83% | 211 |
| 10 | Frans | 60% | 211 |
| 11 | Franes | 50% | 147 |
| 12 | Fernes | 83% | 136 |
| 13 | Franis | 50% | 117 |
| 14 | Furnas | 67% | 106 |
The surname Ferns is the 2nd most popular variant of Furness.