| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 4 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 3 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 1 |
| Essex | 0 |
| Gloucestershire | 7 |
| Hampshire | 2 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 2 |
| Lancashire | 13 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 6 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 6 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 3 |
| Surrey | 5 |
| Sussex | 1 |
| Staffordshire | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 2 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 11 |
| 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 | 4 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 2 |
| Dress Maker | 2 |
| Lodge Keeper | 2 |
| Fund Holder | 2 |
| Ag Labourer | 2 |
| Blacking | 1 |
| Boy To Blacksmith | 1 |
| Shop Keeper | 1 |
| Laundress | 1 |
| Char Woman | 1 |
| Ag Lab | 1 |
| Engine Tender | 1 |
| Labourer | 1 |
| Twister In For Weavers Cotton Mill | 1 |
| Twister's Wife | 1 |
| General Laborer | 1 |
| Mariner | 1 |
| Gentlewoman | 1 |
| Brick Maker | 1 |
| Servant Domestic | 1 |
| House Maid | 1 |
| General Servant | 1 |
| House Servant | 1 |
| Baker | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Peston | 41 |
| William Peston | 35 |
| Elizabeth Peston | 28 |
| John Peston | 27 |
| George Peston | 19 |
| Jane Peston | 19 |
| James Peston | 16 |
| Sarah Peston | 16 |
| Thomas Peston | 16 |
| Alice Peston | 13 |
| Robert Peston | 12 |
| Arthur Peston | 11 |
| Charles Peston | 11 |
| Edward Peston | 11 |
| Henry Peston | 11 |
| Joseph Peston | 9 |
| Eliza Peston | 7 |
| Annie Peston | 6 |
| Ellen Peston | 6 |
| Emily Peston | 6 |
| Emma Peston | 6 |
| Florence Peston | 6 |
| Catherine Peston | 5 |
| Clara Peston | 5 |
| Frederick Peston | 5 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poston | 83% | 2,193 |
| 2 | Upstone | 57% | 1,257 |
| 3 | Upston | 67% | 996 |
| 4 | Paston | 83% | 991 |
| 5 | Epstein | 43% | 676 |
| 6 | Peston | 100% | 557 |
| 7 | Peaston | 86% | 290 |
| 8 | Piston | 83% | 216 |
| 9 | Puston | 83% | 188 |
| 10 | Postan | 67% | 114 |
| 11 | Poiston | 71% | 105 |
The surname Peston is the 6th most popular variant of Poston.