| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 5 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 9 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 7 |
| Essex | 1 |
| Gloucestershire | 1 |
| Hampshire | 1 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 1 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 0 |
| Lancashire | 2 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 6 |
| London | 2 |
| Middlesex | 1 |
| Northumberland | 7 |
| Norfolk | 15 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 6 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 3 |
| Suffolk | 3 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 6 |
| Warwickshire | 3 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 1 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 15 |
| Engine Fitter | 2 |
| Iron Turner | 2 |
| Shoe Maker | 2 |
| Labourer | 2 |
| Coal Miner | 2 |
| Craicer | 1 |
| Servant Maid | 1 |
| Bricklayer | 1 |
| General Servant | 1 |
| Chair & Glass Packer | 1 |
| Labourer In Brickfield | 1 |
| Dress Maker | 1 |
| Equestrian's Apprentice | 1 |
| House Musician | 1 |
| Master Painter & Glazier | 1 |
| Painter & Glazier | 1 |
| Printer & Glazier | 1 |
| Tailoress | 1 |
| Twine Spinner | 1 |
| Foreman Blacksmith | 1 |
| Foreman Blacksmiths Wife | 1 |
| Carpenter | 1 |
| Carter | 1 |
| Boat Miner | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Paston | 74 |
| Thomas Paston | 69 |
| Mary Paston | 59 |
| James Paston | 38 |
| Elizabeth Paston | 34 |
| Sarah Paston | 28 |
| Ann Paston | 26 |
| John Paston | 24 |
| Robert Paston | 24 |
| Charles Paston | 20 |
| Martha Paston | 20 |
| Arthur Paston | 19 |
| Benjamin Paston | 17 |
| Henry Paston | 17 |
| George Paston | 16 |
| Charlotte Paston | 15 |
| Frederick Paston | 15 |
| Emma Paston | 14 |
| Alice Paston | 13 |
| Eliza Paston | 12 |
| Ellen Paston | 12 |
| Hannah Paston | 12 |
| Joseph Paston | 12 |
| Margaret Paston | 12 |
| Jane Paston | 10 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poston | 83% | 2,193 |
| 2 | Upstone | 57% | 1,257 |
| 3 | Upston | 67% | 996 |
| 4 | Paston | 100% | 991 |
| 5 | Epstein | 43% | 676 |
| 6 | Peston | 83% | 557 |
| 7 | Peaston | 86% | 290 |
| 8 | Piston | 83% | 216 |
| 9 | Puston | 83% | 188 |
| 10 | Postan | 67% | 114 |
| 11 | Poiston | 71% | 105 |
The surname Paston is the 4th most popular variant of Poston.