| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 1 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 3 |
| Cornwall | 8 |
| Cumberland | 2 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 2 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 43 |
| Essex | 0 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 7 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 12 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 10 |
| Lancashire | 41 |
| Leicestershire | 1 |
| Lincolnshire | 14 |
| London | 86 |
| Middlesex | 6 |
| Northumberland | 13 |
| Norfolk | 4 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 2 |
| Surrey | 14 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 6 |
| Warwickshire | 6 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 1 |
| Yorkshire | 31 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 4 |
| Glamorgan | 29 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 42 |
| A B Seaman | 11 |
| Ordinary Seaman | 5 |
| Carpenter | 4 |
| Sailor | 4 |
| Domestic Servant | 4 |
| School | 4 |
| Tailor Seas | 4 |
| General Labourer | 3 |
| Seaman | 3 |
| Tailoress | 3 |
| House Keeper | 3 |
| Wood Agent | 3 |
| Cook Domestic Servant | 2 |
| Mate Seaman | 2 |
| Green Grocer's Assistant | 2 |
| Assistant | 2 |
| Grocer | 2 |
| Mariner | 2 |
| Painter | 2 |
| Schoolboy | 2 |
| Laundress | 2 |
| Sea Man | 2 |
| Apprentice Copper Smith | 1 |
| Baker Apprentice | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Olson | 87 |
| Mary Olson | 59 |
| Charles Olson | 38 |
| William Olson | 33 |
| James Olson | 32 |
| Elizabeth Olson | 31 |
| George Olson | 30 |
| Sarah Olson | 24 |
| Thomas Olson | 22 |
| Alfred Olson | 20 |
| Andrew Olson | 20 |
| Annie Olson | 20 |
| Arthur Olson | 19 |
| Carl Olson | 19 |
| Ole Olson | 19 |
| Edward Olson | 18 |
| Henry Olson | 17 |
| Margaret Olson | 17 |
| Ann Olson | 16 |
| Albert Olson | 15 |
| Emma Olson | 15 |
| Peter Olson | 14 |
| Emily Olson | 13 |
| Jane Olson | 13 |
| Alexander Olson | 12 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elson | 80% | 15,467 |
| 2 | Leeson | 50% | 12,430 |
| 3 | Olsen | 80% | 4,029 |
| 4 | Leason | 50% | 3,324 |
| 5 | Alison | 67% | 2,372 |
| 6 | Olson | 100% | 1,437 |
| 7 | Alson | 80% | 644 |
| 8 | Elison | 67% | 580 |
| 9 | Lauson | 50% | 550 |
| 10 | Luson | 60% | 457 |
| 11 | Olsson | 83% | 416 |
| 12 | Lison | 60% | 309 |
| 13 | Ohlson | 83% | 297 |
| 14 | Lason | 60% | 187 |
| 15 | Eleson | 67% | 135 |
| 16 | Alsen | 60% | 111 |
| 17 | Leson | 60% | 107 |
| 18 | Ealson | 67% | 103 |
| 19 | Ilson | 80% | 101 |
The surname Olson is the 6th most popular variant of Elson.