| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 15 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 138 |
| Devon | 2 |
| Dorset | 7 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 0 |
| Gloucestershire | 2 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 1 |
| Lancashire | 2 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 29 |
| London | 0 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 211 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 10 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 2 |
| Wiltshire | 1 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 27 |
| 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 | 89 |
| Coal Miner | 31 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 11 |
| House Servant | 7 |
| House Keeper | 6 |
| Stone Mason | 6 |
| Labourer | 4 |
| Lace Maker | 4 |
| Domestic Servant | 3 |
| Farm Labourer | 3 |
| Farmer's Son | 3 |
| Dress Maker | 3 |
| Butcher | 2 |
| Dairy Maid | 2 |
| Draper | 2 |
| Engine Fitter | 2 |
| General Servant | 2 |
| Book Seller's Wife | 2 |
| Coal Dealer | 2 |
| Cotton Hose F W Knitter | 2 |
| Cotton House France Works Knitter | 2 |
| Seamstress | 2 |
| Stocking Frame Work Knitter | 2 |
| Engine Tenter | 2 |
| Shoe Maker | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Limb | 396 |
| Mary Limb | 315 |
| John Limb | 295 |
| George Limb | 226 |
| Elizabeth Limb | 195 |
| Sarah Limb | 186 |
| Thomas Limb | 151 |
| Hannah Limb | 125 |
| Joseph Limb | 117 |
| Ann Limb | 100 |
| Charles Limb | 100 |
| James Limb | 92 |
| Henry Limb | 88 |
| Samuel Limb | 86 |
| Robert Limb | 85 |
| Annie Limb | 78 |
| Eliza Limb | 69 |
| Emma Limb | 69 |
| Jane Limb | 64 |
| Martha Limb | 61 |
| Ellen Limb | 50 |
| Alice Limb | 47 |
| Florence Limb | 47 |
| Arthur Limb | 46 |
| Edward Limb | 45 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamb | 75% | 92,615 |
| 2 | Lumb | 75% | 19,352 |
| 3 | Limb | 100% | 4,949 |
| 4 | Lambe | 60% | 2,765 |
| 5 | Lambie | 50% | 376 |
| 6 | Lymm | 50% | 338 |
| 7 | Limm | 75% | 337 |
| 8 | Lym | 50% | 178 |
| 9 | Loombe | 50% | 149 |
| 10 | Lim | 75% | 115 |
| 11 | Lemb | 75% | 101 |
The surname Limb is the 3rd most popular variant of Lamb.