| Bedfordshire | 3 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 6 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 9 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 7 |
| Derbyshire | 9 |
| Devon | 1 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 11 |
| Essex | 10 |
| Gloucestershire | 1 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 5 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 2 |
| Lancashire | 62 |
| Leicestershire | 3 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 18 |
| Middlesex | 3 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 4 |
| Nottinghamshire | 3 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 6 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 2 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 4 |
| Westmorland | 7 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 3 |
| Yorkshire | 62 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 5 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 5 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 52 |
| Coal Miner | 6 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 4 |
| General Labourer | 4 |
| Domestic Servant | 3 |
| Labourer | 3 |
| Cotton Weaver | 3 |
| Stone Mason | 2 |
| Painter | 2 |
| General Servant Domestic | 2 |
| Carpenter | 2 |
| Charwoman | 2 |
| Farm Labourer | 2 |
| Laundress | 2 |
| Brick Labourer | 2 |
| Mill Hand Woollen | 2 |
| Able Seaman | 1 |
| Analytical Chemist | 1 |
| Architect | 1 |
| Cotton Doffer | 1 |
| Cotton Operative | 1 |
| Cotton Operative Piecer | 1 |
| Cotton Reeler | 1 |
| Hosue Maid Domestic | 1 |
| House Keeper | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Houson | 103 |
| Mary Houson | 101 |
| John Houson | 74 |
| Elizabeth Houson | 62 |
| Thomas Houson | 61 |
| Sarah Houson | 56 |
| George Houson | 54 |
| James Houson | 43 |
| Henry Houson | 38 |
| Ann Houson | 32 |
| Ellen Houson | 32 |
| Margaret Houson | 24 |
| Charles Houson | 23 |
| Joseph Houson | 21 |
| Edward Houson | 20 |
| Hannah Houson | 20 |
| Martha Houson | 18 |
| Eliza Houson | 17 |
| Jane Houson | 17 |
| Alice Houson | 15 |
| Frances Houson | 15 |
| Robert Houson | 15 |
| Alfred Houson | 14 |
| Richard Houson | 14 |
| Lucy Houson | 13 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howson | 83% | 14,344 |
| 2 | Hooson | 83% | 3,826 |
| 3 | Huson | 83% | 3,055 |
| 4 | Houson | 100% | 1,414 |
| 5 | Hauson | 83% | 717 |
| 6 | Heason | 67% | 695 |
| 7 | Hason | 67% | 435 |
| 8 | Heeson | 67% | 383 |
| 9 | Heson | 67% | 283 |
| 10 | Hison | 67% | 188 |
| 11 | Hausen | 67% | 134 |
| 12 | Howsen | 67% | 134 |
| 13 | Heuson | 83% | 130 |
The surname Houson is the 4th most popular variant of Howson.