| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 1 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 2 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 21 |
| Essex | 3 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 0 |
| Lancashire | 3 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 11 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 10 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 1 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 9 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 8 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 15 |
| Coal Miner | 5 |
| Racquel Ball Coverer | 3 |
| Hair Dresser | 2 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 2 |
| Pupil Teacher | 2 |
| Boiler Maker | 1 |
| Cabinet Maker | 1 |
| Grocer Assistant | 1 |
| Labourer | 1 |
| Solicitor | 1 |
| Leather Currier | 1 |
| Annuitant | 1 |
| Plasterer | 1 |
| Plumber | 1 |
| Tailor | 1 |
| Formerly General Servant | 1 |
| Ships Carpenter | 1 |
| Cabinet Maker Apprentice | 1 |
| Draper Unemployed | 1 |
| Iron Works Labourer | 1 |
| Stone Mason Apprentice | 1 |
| Iron Monger | 1 |
| Spinster | 1 |
| Manager Porcelain Works | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Gelson | 47 |
| John Gelson | 45 |
| Elizabeth Gelson | 33 |
| Mary Gelson | 33 |
| Thomas Gelson | 28 |
| George Gelson | 27 |
| Robert Gelson | 16 |
| Sarah Gelson | 16 |
| James Gelson | 15 |
| Margaret Gelson | 15 |
| Ann Gelson | 12 |
| Henry Gelson | 12 |
| Annie Gelson | 10 |
| Charles Gelson | 10 |
| Hannah Gelson | 10 |
| Isabella Gelson | 10 |
| Jane Gelson | 10 |
| Emma Gelson | 8 |
| Maria Gelson | 8 |
| Lucy Gelson | 7 |
| Caroline Gelson | 6 |
| Martha Gelson | 6 |
| Alfred Gelson | 5 |
| Benjamin Gelson | 5 |
| Edward Gelson | 5 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilson | 83% | 15,904 |
| 2 | Gleeson | 71% | 5,445 |
| 3 | Glason | 67% | 657 |
| 4 | Gelson | 100% | 564 |
| 5 | Gulson | 83% | 458 |
| 6 | Goulson | 71% | 431 |
| 7 | Gleason | 71% | 380 |
| 8 | Gileson | 71% | 362 |
| 9 | Golson | 83% | 362 |
| 10 | Eagleson | 50% | 216 |
| 11 | Galson | 83% | 180 |
| 12 | Gleson | 67% | 146 |
| 13 | Gluson | 67% | 144 |
The surname Gelson is the 4th most popular variant of Gilson.