| Bedfordshire | 3 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 7 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 15 |
| Cornwall | 4 |
| Cumberland | 12 |
| Derbyshire | 15 |
| Devon | 10 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 103 |
| Essex | 39 |
| Gloucestershire | 6 |
| Hampshire | 14 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 1 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 12 |
| Isle of Man | 12 |
| Kent | 10 |
| Lancashire | 178 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 29 |
| London | 87 |
| Middlesex | 8 |
| Northumberland | 78 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 6 |
| Nottinghamshire | 5 |
| Oxfordshire | 2 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 12 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 2 |
| Surrey | 23 |
| Sussex | 6 |
| Staffordshire | 11 |
| Warwickshire | 24 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 1 |
| Worcestershire | 1 |
| Yorkshire | 62 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 4 |
| Flintshire | 3 |
| Glamorgan | 30 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 21 |
| Cook Domestic | 8 |
| General Servant Domestic | 6 |
| Seaman | 5 |
| At School | 5 |
| Dress Maker | 5 |
| General Labourer | 5 |
| Commercial Clerk | 4 |
| Domestic Servant | 4 |
| Laundress Wash | 4 |
| Carpenter & Joiner | 3 |
| House Maid Domestic | 3 |
| Scholar | 3 |
| Servant Domestic | 3 |
| Commercial Traveller | 3 |
| School Boy | 3 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 3 |
| Master Seas | 3 |
| Coal Mine Rolleyman Below Ground | 3 |
| Scholar Student | 3 |
| A B Seaman | 2 |
| Milliner | 2 |
| Engine Fitter | 2 |
| Boarder School Boy Student | 2 |
| Daily Governess School | 2 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Neilson | 244 |
| Mary Neilson | 224 |
| William Neilson | 193 |
| Thomas Neilson | 123 |
| James Neilson | 117 |
| Margaret Neilson | 117 |
| Robert Neilson | 113 |
| George Neilson | 112 |
| Elizabeth Neilson | 95 |
| Jane Neilson | 87 |
| Annie Neilson | 68 |
| Charles Neilson | 63 |
| Sarah Neilson | 57 |
| Ann Neilson | 47 |
| Catherine Neilson | 46 |
| Peter Neilson | 46 |
| Alexander Neilson | 44 |
| Henry Neilson | 44 |
| Alice Neilson | 43 |
| Edward Neilson | 43 |
| Andrew Neilson | 41 |
| Ellen Neilson | 33 |
| Emma Neilson | 33 |
| Isabella Neilson | 32 |
| Frederick Neilson | 30 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson | 86% | 86,357 |
| 2 | Nilson | 86% | 4,551 |
| 3 | Neilson | 100% | 3,894 |
| 4 | Nielsen | 57% | 734 |
| 5 | Nielson | 71% | 597 |
| 6 | Nalson | 71% | 369 |
| 7 | Nilsen | 71% | 198 |
| 8 | Nealson | 86% | 152 |
| 9 | Nolson | 71% | 141 |
| 10 | Nulson | 71% | 109 |
The surname Neilson is the 3rd most popular variant of Nelson.