| Bedfordshire | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 6 |
| Berkshire | 3 |
| Cambridgeshire | 2 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 52 |
| Cornwall | 2 |
| Cumberland | 23 |
| Derbyshire | 76 |
| Devon | 5 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 5 |
| Essex | 5 |
| Gloucestershire | 3 |
| Hampshire | 22 |
| Herefordshire | 4 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 13 |
| Lancashire | 194 |
| Leicestershire | 99 |
| Lincolnshire | 158 |
| London | 191 |
| Middlesex | 8 |
| Northumberland | 2 |
| Norfolk | 1 |
| Northamptonshire | 192 |
| Nottinghamshire | 121 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 2 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 3 |
| Surrey | 16 |
| Sussex | 23 |
| Staffordshire | 41 |
| Warwickshire | 240 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 40 |
| Yorkshire | 174 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 3 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 4 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 354 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 57 |
| Labourer | 24 |
| Domestic Servant | 20 |
| General Servant | 16 |
| General Labourer | 13 |
| Laundress | 11 |
| Shoe Maker | 11 |
| Coal Miner | 11 |
| Dress Maker | 10 |
| Shoe Rivetter | 9 |
| Charwoman | 8 |
| Errand Boy | 7 |
| Tailor | 7 |
| Servant Domestic | 7 |
| Annuitant | 6 |
| Farm Servant Indoor | 6 |
| Housemaid Domestic Servant | 6 |
| Butcher | 5 |
| Nurse | 5 |
| Shoe Finisher | 5 |
| Farm Servant | 5 |
| Farm Labourer | 4 |
| Servant | 4 |
| Silk Weaver | 4 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Leeson | 917 |
| Mary Leeson | 836 |
| John Leeson | 719 |
| Elizabeth Leeson | 550 |
| Thomas Leeson | 459 |
| Sarah Leeson | 450 |
| George Leeson | 411 |
| Ann Leeson | 330 |
| Henry Leeson | 284 |
| Joseph Leeson | 246 |
| James Leeson | 245 |
| Robert Leeson | 232 |
| Charles Leeson | 223 |
| Eliza Leeson | 202 |
| Annie Leeson | 188 |
| Jane Leeson | 176 |
| Ellen Leeson | 146 |
| Emma Leeson | 144 |
| Alfred Leeson | 135 |
| Arthur Leeson | 135 |
| Hannah Leeson | 134 |
| Emily Leeson | 133 |
| Alice Leeson | 130 |
| Samuel Leeson | 123 |
| Frederick Leeson | 120 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elson | 67% | 15,467 |
| 2 | Leeson | 100% | 12,430 |
| 3 | Olsen | 33% | 4,029 |
| 4 | Leason | 83% | 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 | Lesson | 83% | 548 |
| 11 | Luson | 67% | 457 |
| 12 | Lison | 67% | 309 |
| 13 | Lason | 67% | 187 |
| 14 | Lassen | 50% | 154 |
| 15 | Eleson | 67% | 135 |
| 16 | Alsen | 33% | 111 |
| 17 | Leson | 83% | 107 |
| 18 | Ealson | 50% | 103 |
| 19 | Ilson | 50% | 101 |
The surname Leeson is the 2nd most popular variant of Elson.