| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 1 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 2 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 3 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 4 |
| Essex | 5 |
| Gloucestershire | 5 |
| Hampshire | 15 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 9 |
| Lancashire | 60 |
| Leicestershire | 3 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 50 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 1 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 1 |
| Nottinghamshire | 1 |
| Oxfordshire | 2 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 1 |
| Somerset | 1 |
| Surrey | 10 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 3 |
| Westmorland | 2 |
| Wiltshire | 3 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 17 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 4 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 7 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 3 |
| Mariner Engineer | 3 |
| Comedian | 2 |
| Cotton Card Room Hand | 2 |
| Domestic Servant | 2 |
| General Labourer | 2 |
| Weaver | 2 |
| Sapper Royal Engineer | 2 |
| Scholar | 2 |
| General Servant Domestic | 2 |
| Artificial Hair Worker | 1 |
| Barman | 1 |
| Butler Domestic | 1 |
| Carman | 1 |
| Clerk Printer | 1 |
| Bricklayer Labourer | 1 |
| Milkman | 1 |
| Colonel Indian Staff Corporation Ret Army Off | 1 |
| Engineer Mariner | 1 |
| Licenced Victualler | 1 |
| Major West India Register Army Off | 1 |
| Coal Miner (hewer) | 1 |
| Waiter Inn | 1 |
| Comedian Act | 1 |
| Companion Help | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Liston | 119 |
| John Liston | 117 |
| William Liston | 98 |
| James Liston | 81 |
| Elizabeth Liston | 70 |
| Margaret Liston | 54 |
| Thomas Liston | 52 |
| Sarah Liston | 43 |
| Henry Liston | 41 |
| George Liston | 37 |
| Ann Liston | 36 |
| Ellen Liston | 34 |
| Joseph Liston | 34 |
| Edward Liston | 30 |
| Charles Liston | 23 |
| Annie Liston | 22 |
| Catherine Liston | 22 |
| Emma Liston | 20 |
| Alice Liston | 17 |
| Hannah Liston | 17 |
| Maria Liston | 17 |
| Robert Liston | 17 |
| Jane Liston | 16 |
| Patrick Liston | 16 |
| David Liston | 15 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elston | 67% | 11,432 |
| 2 | Alston | 67% | 10,423 |
| 3 | Elstone | 57% | 2,235 |
| 4 | Liston | 100% | 1,668 |
| 5 | Luston | 83% | 1,146 |
| 6 | Alstone | 57% | 532 |
| 7 | Leston | 83% | 390 |
| 8 | Eliston | 86% | 368 |
| 9 | Laston | 83% | 254 |
| 10 | Listen | 83% | 224 |
| 11 | Lustin | 67% | 127 |
| 12 | Ilston | 67% | 121 |
The surname Liston is the 4th most popular variant of Elston.