| Bedfordshire | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 50 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 4 |
| Cheshire | 7 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 40 |
| Derbyshire | 5 |
| Devon | 1 |
| Dorset | 2 |
| Durham | 28 |
| Essex | 19 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 8 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 1 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 4 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 7 |
| Lancashire | 86 |
| Leicestershire | 11 |
| Lincolnshire | 9 |
| London | 166 |
| Middlesex | 7 |
| Northumberland | 10 |
| Norfolk | 66 |
| Northamptonshire | 92 |
| Nottinghamshire | 8 |
| Oxfordshire | 14 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 4 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 4 |
| Somerset | 6 |
| Surrey | 18 |
| Sussex | 9 |
| Staffordshire | 42 |
| Warwickshire | 21 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 5 |
| Worcestershire | 15 |
| Yorkshire | 112 |
| 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 | 176 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 17 |
| General Labourer | 11 |
| Coal Miner | 11 |
| Domestic Servant | 10 |
| Dress Maker | 9 |
| Stone Mason | 6 |
| General Servant | 6 |
| Butcher | 5 |
| Bricklayer Labourer | 5 |
| Brick Layer | 4 |
| General Domestic Servant | 4 |
| Labourer | 4 |
| Blacksmith | 4 |
| Carter | 4 |
| Cotton Piecer | 4 |
| No Occupation | 4 |
| General Laborer | 3 |
| Farm Labourer | 3 |
| Cotton Weaver | 3 |
| Carpenter | 3 |
| Clerk | 3 |
| Pipe Mounter | 3 |
| Builder | 3 |
| Shoe Rivetter | 3 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Ireson | 317 |
| John Ireson | 296 |
| William Ireson | 270 |
| George Ireson | 195 |
| Sarah Ireson | 179 |
| Elizabeth Ireson | 172 |
| Thomas Ireson | 138 |
| Charles Ireson | 127 |
| Henry Ireson | 112 |
| Edward Ireson | 89 |
| James Ireson | 89 |
| Annie Ireson | 88 |
| Ann Ireson | 85 |
| Jane Ireson | 80 |
| Eliza Ireson | 70 |
| Alice Ireson | 61 |
| Alfred Ireson | 60 |
| Robert Ireson | 59 |
| Ellen Ireson | 58 |
| Emma Ireson | 58 |
| Walter Ireson | 52 |
| Florence Ireson | 45 |
| Joseph Ireson | 45 |
| Arthur Ireson | 42 |
| Samuel Ireson | 42 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reason | 67% | 7,864 |
| 2 | Ireson | 100% | 4,809 |
| 3 | Raison | 50% | 4,242 |
| 4 | Rosen | 50% | 2,477 |
| 5 | Rason | 67% | 2,064 |
| 6 | Reeson | 67% | 1,796 |
| 7 | Orson | 67% | 510 |
| 8 | Reson | 83% | 474 |
| 9 | Raisin | 33% | 427 |
| 10 | Rison | 67% | 357 |
| 11 | Rosina | 33% | 336 |
| 12 | Rouson | 50% | 298 |
| 13 | Rasen | 50% | 286 |
| 14 | Rauson | 50% | 268 |
| 15 | Raisen | 33% | 245 |
| 16 | Earson | 50% | 205 |
| 17 | Rosin | 50% | 199 |
| 18 | Ruson | 67% | 169 |
| 19 | Arson | 67% | 161 |
| 20 | Roson | 67% | 160 |
| 21 | Erison | 67% | 148 |
| 22 | Arison | 67% | 146 |
| 23 | Rosan | 50% | 121 |
| 24 | Rasin | 50% | 109 |
The surname Ireson is the 2nd most popular variant of Reason.