| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 2 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 1 |
| Gloucestershire | 1 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 1 |
| Lancashire | 20 |
| Leicestershire | 17 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 11 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 7 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 4 |
| Warwickshire | 3 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 3 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 4 |
| Saddler | 2 |
| Farmer | 2 |
| Assistant Elastic Warehouse | 2 |
| Clerk | 2 |
| Potters Ovenman | 2 |
| Domestic Servant General | 1 |
| School Assistant | 1 |
| Banker Apprentice | 1 |
| Brace Finisher | 1 |
| Bricklayer | 1 |
| Cabinet Maker | 1 |
| Clogger | 1 |
| Domestic Servant | 1 |
| Laundry Labourer | 1 |
| Machinist | 1 |
| Moulder | 1 |
| Bricklayer Laborer | 1 |
| Cotton Carrier Hosiery Factory | 1 |
| Farm Work Kintter | 1 |
| Hosiery Fancy Hand | 1 |
| Hosiery Rotaty Hand | 1 |
| Machinist Elastic Web | 1 |
| Packer Elastic Web | 1 |
| Fruiterer | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Orson | 49 |
| Mary Orson | 34 |
| John Orson | 26 |
| Sarah Orson | 22 |
| James Orson | 19 |
| Robert Orson | 16 |
| Samuel Orson | 14 |
| George Orson | 13 |
| Joseph Orson | 13 |
| Emma Orson | 12 |
| Elizabeth Orson | 11 |
| Ann Orson | 10 |
| Thomas Orson | 9 |
| Albert Orson | 8 |
| Charles Orson | 8 |
| Clara Orson | 8 |
| Eliza Orson | 8 |
| Francis Orson | 8 |
| Nelson Orson | 8 |
| Rebecca Orson | 7 |
| Alice Orson | 6 |
| Annie Orson | 6 |
| Ellen Orson | 6 |
| Jane Orson | 6 |
| Maria Orson | 6 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reason | 50% | 7,864 |
| 2 | Ireson | 67% | 4,809 |
| 3 | Raison | 50% | 4,242 |
| 4 | Rosen | 40% | 2,477 |
| 5 | Rason | 60% | 2,064 |
| 6 | Reeson | 50% | 1,796 |
| 7 | Orson | 100% | 510 |
| 8 | Reson | 60% | 474 |
| 9 | Raisin | 33% | 427 |
| 10 | Rison | 60% | 357 |
| 11 | Rosina | 33% | 336 |
| 12 | Rouson | 67% | 298 |
| 13 | Rasen | 40% | 286 |
| 14 | Rauson | 50% | 268 |
| 15 | Raisen | 33% | 245 |
| 16 | Earson | 67% | 205 |
| 17 | Rosin | 40% | 199 |
| 18 | Ruson | 60% | 169 |
| 19 | Arson | 80% | 161 |
| 20 | Roson | 60% | 160 |
| 21 | Erison | 67% | 148 |
| 22 | Arison | 67% | 146 |
| 23 | Rosan | 40% | 121 |
| 24 | Rasin | 40% | 109 |
The surname Orson is the 7th most popular variant of Reason.