| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 7 |
| Cheshire | 22 |
| Cornwall | 6 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 1 |
| Dorset | 3 |
| Durham | 21 |
| Essex | 7 |
| Gloucestershire | 12 |
| Hampshire | 4 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 9 |
| Lancashire | 56 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 26 |
| London | 87 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 44 |
| Norfolk | 4 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 1 |
| Suffolk | 5 |
| Somerset | 13 |
| Surrey | 2 |
| Sussex | 5 |
| Staffordshire | 3 |
| Warwickshire | 3 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 59 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 9 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 22 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 24 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 70 |
| Seaman | 17 |
| A B Seaman | 14 |
| Ordinary Seaman | 9 |
| Master | 8 |
| Mate | 7 |
| Steward | 5 |
| Sailor | 5 |
| Carpenter | 5 |
| Mariner | 5 |
| Cabinet Maker | 5 |
| Ab Seaman | 4 |
| Cook | 4 |
| Fireman Seas | 3 |
| Fireman | 3 |
| Living On Own Means | 3 |
| Sail Maker | 3 |
| Fisherman | 3 |
| Matron | 3 |
| Tailor | 3 |
| Nurse Domestic Servant | 2 |
| Barmaid Inn | 2 |
| Ship Steward | 2 |
| 2nd Engineer Wife | 2 |
| Ship Carpenter | 2 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Olsen | 191 |
| Mary Olsen | 118 |
| Ole Olsen | 106 |
| Carl Olsen | 77 |
| Peter Olsen | 76 |
| Charles Olsen | 73 |
| Annie Olsen | 61 |
| William Olsen | 58 |
| Elizabeth Olsen | 56 |
| Alfred Olsen | 48 |
| Andrew Olsen | 47 |
| Thomas Olsen | 46 |
| Hans Olsen | 45 |
| George Olsen | 42 |
| Christian Olsen | 41 |
| Margaret Olsen | 41 |
| Edward Olsen | 40 |
| Henry Olsen | 38 |
| James Olsen | 38 |
| Olaf Olsen | 38 |
| Ellen Olsen | 37 |
| Jane Olsen | 37 |
| Sarah Olsen | 33 |
| Albert Olsen | 30 |
| Johan Olsen | 29 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elson | 60% | 15,467 |
| 2 | Leeson | 33% | 12,430 |
| 3 | Olsen | 100% | 4,029 |
| 4 | Leason | 33% | 3,324 |
| 5 | Alison | 50% | 2,372 |
| 6 | Olson | 80% | 1,437 |
| 7 | Alson | 60% | 644 |
| 8 | Elison | 50% | 580 |
| 9 | Lauson | 33% | 550 |
| 10 | Luson | 40% | 457 |
| 11 | Olsson | 67% | 416 |
| 12 | Lison | 40% | 309 |
| 13 | Ohlson | 67% | 297 |
| 14 | Lason | 40% | 187 |
| 15 | Eleson | 50% | 135 |
| 16 | Alsen | 80% | 111 |
| 17 | Leson | 40% | 107 |
| 18 | Ealson | 50% | 103 |
| 19 | Ilson | 60% | 101 |
The surname Olsen is the 3rd most popular variant of Elson.