| Bedfordshire | 3 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 2 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 39 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 35 |
| Derbyshire | 39 |
| Devon | 2 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 19 |
| Essex | 14 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 18 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 8 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 3 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 1 |
| Lancashire | 150 |
| Leicestershire | 21 |
| Lincolnshire | 22 |
| London | 47 |
| Middlesex | 17 |
| Northumberland | 4 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 21 |
| Nottinghamshire | 20 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 3 |
| Shropshire | 2 |
| Suffolk | 6 |
| Somerset | 6 |
| Surrey | 2 |
| Sussex | 4 |
| Staffordshire | 96 |
| Warwickshire | 38 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 14 |
| Yorkshire | 121 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 2 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 127 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 16 |
| Cotton Weaver | 13 |
| Coal Miner | 11 |
| General Labourer | 10 |
| Domestic Servant | 10 |
| Dress Maker | 10 |
| General Servant | 10 |
| Labourer | 7 |
| Blacksmith | 6 |
| Farm Labourer | 5 |
| Grocer | 4 |
| Butcher | 4 |
| Joiner | 4 |
| General Servant Domestic | 4 |
| Living On Own Means | 4 |
| Clerk | 4 |
| Needle Maker | 4 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 3 |
| Farm Servant | 3 |
| Char Woman | 3 |
| Groom | 3 |
| Stock Brokers Clerk | 3 |
| Brick Layer | 3 |
| Farmer | 3 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Leason | 236 |
| Mary Leason | 230 |
| John Leason | 168 |
| Sarah Leason | 142 |
| Elizabeth Leason | 124 |
| George Leason | 119 |
| Thomas Leason | 118 |
| Joseph Leason | 110 |
| Ann Leason | 98 |
| James Leason | 98 |
| Henry Leason | 74 |
| Jane Leason | 71 |
| Charles Leason | 54 |
| Arthur Leason | 53 |
| Robert Leason | 51 |
| Emma Leason | 50 |
| Ellen Leason | 49 |
| Eliza Leason | 45 |
| Annie Leason | 43 |
| Hannah Leason | 43 |
| Martha Leason | 42 |
| Alice Leason | 41 |
| Samuel Leason | 36 |
| Margaret Leason | 35 |
| Frederick Leason | 34 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elson | 67% | 15,467 |
| 2 | Leeson | 83% | 12,430 |
| 3 | Olsen | 33% | 4,029 |
| 4 | Leason | 100% | 3,324 |
| 5 | Alison | 50% | 2,372 |
| 6 | Olson | 50% | 1,437 |
| 7 | Alson | 50% | 644 |
| 8 | Elison | 50% | 580 |
| 9 | Lauson | 67% | 550 |
| 10 | Luson | 67% | 457 |
| 11 | Lison | 67% | 309 |
| 12 | Lason | 83% | 187 |
| 13 | Eleson | 67% | 135 |
| 14 | Alsen | 33% | 111 |
| 15 | Leson | 83% | 107 |
| 16 | Ealson | 67% | 103 |
| 17 | Ilson | 50% | 101 |
The surname Leason is the 4th most popular variant of Elson.