| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 7 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 94 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 34 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 18 |
| Derbyshire | 15 |
| Devon | 14 |
| Dorset | 4 |
| Durham | 196 |
| Essex | 93 |
| Gloucestershire | 36 |
| Hampshire | 15 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 15 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 21 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 19 |
| Lancashire | 141 |
| Leicestershire | 56 |
| Lincolnshire | 20 |
| London | 237 |
| Middlesex | 22 |
| Northumberland | 76 |
| Norfolk | 18 |
| Northamptonshire | 32 |
| Nottinghamshire | 33 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 21 |
| Shropshire | 18 |
| Suffolk | 54 |
| Somerset | 89 |
| Surrey | 29 |
| Sussex | 4 |
| Staffordshire | 93 |
| Warwickshire | 49 |
| Westmorland | 4 |
| Wiltshire | 6 |
| Worcestershire | 14 |
| Yorkshire | 197 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 3 |
| Denbighshire | 5 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 12 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 4 |
| Monmouthshire | 7 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 311 |
| Labourer | 68 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 46 |
| Coal Miner | 35 |
| Domestic Servant | 19 |
| General Servant | 16 |
| Dress Maker | 14 |
| Annuitant | 14 |
| House Keeper | 14 |
| Tailor | 13 |
| Laundress | 12 |
| Servant | 11 |
| Blacksmith | 10 |
| Butcher | 10 |
| Cook | 10 |
| Clerk | 10 |
| Farm Servant | 8 |
| Cotton Weaver | 7 |
| Farm Labourer | 7 |
| Dressmaker | 7 |
| Errand Boy | 7 |
| General Servant Domestic | 7 |
| Labourer Wife | 6 |
| Carpenter | 6 |
| Mill Hand | 6 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Gilson | 1,020 |
| Mary Gilson | 990 |
| John Gilson | 898 |
| Elizabeth Gilson | 614 |
| Thomas Gilson | 603 |
| George Gilson | 601 |
| Sarah Gilson | 544 |
| James Gilson | 485 |
| Ann Gilson | 344 |
| Charles Gilson | 322 |
| Jane Gilson | 319 |
| Henry Gilson | 266 |
| Robert Gilson | 251 |
| Joseph Gilson | 247 |
| Margaret Gilson | 231 |
| Annie Gilson | 222 |
| Alice Gilson | 209 |
| Emma Gilson | 206 |
| Richard Gilson | 206 |
| Ellen Gilson | 192 |
| Eliza Gilson | 186 |
| Hannah Gilson | 184 |
| Frederick Gilson | 161 |
| Edward Gilson | 160 |
| Arthur Gilson | 157 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilson | 100% | 15,904 |
| 2 | Gleeson | 57% | 5,445 |
| 3 | Gillson | 86% | 3,145 |
| 4 | Glason | 67% | 657 |
| 5 | Gelson | 83% | 564 |
| 6 | Gulson | 83% | 458 |
| 7 | Goulson | 71% | 431 |
| 8 | Gleason | 57% | 380 |
| 9 | Gileson | 86% | 362 |
| 10 | Golson | 83% | 362 |
| 11 | Eagleson | 50% | 216 |
| 12 | Galson | 83% | 180 |
| 13 | Gleson | 67% | 146 |
| 14 | Gluson | 67% | 144 |
The surname Gilson is the most popular version of all its varients