| Bedfordshire | 10 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 31 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 22 |
| Cornwall | 7 |
| Cumberland | 10 |
| Derbyshire | 4 |
| Devon | 39 |
| Dorset | 3 |
| Durham | 43 |
| Essex | 21 |
| Gloucestershire | 23 |
| Hampshire | 26 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 49 |
| Lancashire | 160 |
| Leicestershire | 36 |
| Lincolnshire | 15 |
| London | 141 |
| Middlesex | 25 |
| Northumberland | 41 |
| Norfolk | 17 |
| Northamptonshire | 16 |
| Nottinghamshire | 11 |
| Oxfordshire | 10 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 26 |
| Suffolk | 8 |
| Somerset | 14 |
| Surrey | 31 |
| Sussex | 6 |
| Staffordshire | 17 |
| Warwickshire | 19 |
| Westmorland | 7 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 19 |
| Yorkshire | 99 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 3 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 5 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 3 |
| Flintshire | 6 |
| Glamorgan | 10 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 4 |
| Monmouthshire | 3 |
| Pembrokeshire | 9 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 161 |
| General Labourer | 16 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 14 |
| Dress Maker | 12 |
| Domestic Servant | 11 |
| Labourer | 10 |
| Living On Own Means | 9 |
| General Servant Domestic | 8 |
| Coal Miner | 8 |
| Laundress | 6 |
| Carpenter | 6 |
| Clerk | 6 |
| Shoe Finisher | 6 |
| Grocer | 5 |
| Cotton Weaver | 5 |
| Draper's Assistant | 5 |
| Brick Layer's Labourer | 4 |
| Painter | 4 |
| Farmer | 4 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 4 |
| Nurse | 4 |
| Bricklayer Labourer | 3 |
| Errand Boy | 3 |
| Living On His Own Means | 3 |
| Dressmaker | 3 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Gordan | 401 |
| William Gordan | 390 |
| John Gordan | 341 |
| Elizabeth Gordan | 242 |
| George Gordan | 218 |
| James Gordan | 198 |
| Thomas Gordan | 195 |
| Sarah Gordan | 166 |
| Charles Gordan | 131 |
| Henry Gordan | 120 |
| Jane Gordan | 111 |
| Ann Gordan | 110 |
| Margaret Gordan | 95 |
| Alice Gordan | 91 |
| Annie Gordan | 91 |
| Ellen Gordan | 91 |
| Eliza Gordan | 81 |
| Robert Gordan | 77 |
| Edward Gordan | 74 |
| Alfred Gordan | 72 |
| Joseph Gordan | 70 |
| Frederick Gordan | 68 |
| Emma Gordan | 63 |
| Emily Gordan | 57 |
| Arthur Gordan | 55 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gordon | 83% | 50,900 |
| 2 | Garden | 67% | 7,762 |
| 3 | Gorden | 83% | 6,599 |
| 4 | Gordan | 100% | 6,029 |
| 5 | Gardon | 67% | 1,556 |
| 6 | Gurden | 67% | 1,337 |
| 7 | Gradon | 50% | 684 |
| 8 | Gardine | 57% | 421 |
| 9 | Gardan | 83% | 379 |
| 10 | Gurdon | 67% | 319 |
| 11 | Gardin | 67% | 198 |
| 12 | Gordin | 83% | 180 |
| 13 | Graden | 50% | 154 |
| 14 | Gordine | 71% | 145 |
| 15 | Gerdon | 67% | 130 |
The surname Gordan is the 4th most popular variant of Gordon.