| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 16 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 7 |
| Devon | 1 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 2 |
| Essex | 0 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 1 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 0 |
| Lancashire | 26 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 1 |
| London | 66 |
| Middlesex | 4 |
| Northumberland | 3 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 9 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 7 |
| Yorkshire | 7 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 2 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 2 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 30 |
| Labourer | 4 |
| Cigar Maker | 3 |
| Servant | 3 |
| Cotton Weaver | 2 |
| Match Box Maker | 2 |
| Porter | 2 |
| Domestic Servant | 1 |
| Engine Smith | 1 |
| Foreman | 1 |
| General Labourer | 1 |
| Labourer Crain Works | 1 |
| Ostler | 1 |
| Brick Maker | 1 |
| General Servant | 1 |
| Cartman | 1 |
| Assistant Gardener | 1 |
| Blacksmith Apprentice | 1 |
| Collier H C | 1 |
| Shoemaker | 1 |
| Boot Maker | 1 |
| Char Woman | 1 |
| Domestic | 1 |
| Packer | 1 |
| Publican | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Polain | 36 |
| Mary Polain | 33 |
| John Polain | 24 |
| Elizabeth Polain | 20 |
| George Polain | 16 |
| Jane Polain | 15 |
| Sarah Polain | 15 |
| Alice Polain | 13 |
| Emma Polain | 13 |
| Frederick Polain | 11 |
| Peter Polain | 10 |
| Thomas Polain | 10 |
| Ann Polain | 9 |
| Charles Polain | 9 |
| James Polain | 9 |
| Maria Polain | 9 |
| Alfred Polain | 8 |
| Eliza Polain | 8 |
| Henry Polain | 8 |
| Joseph Polain | 8 |
| Albert Polain | 7 |
| Hannah Polain | 7 |
| Arthur Polain | 6 |
| Harriet Polain | 6 |
| Harriett Polain | 5 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palin | 67% | 8,481 |
| 2 | Aplin | 50% | 6,387 |
| 3 | Plane | 50% | 3,015 |
| 4 | Paulin | 50% | 1,709 |
| 5 | Plain | 83% | 987 |
| 6 | Polain | 100% | 450 |
| 7 | Pauline | 43% | 383 |
| 8 | Polin | 83% | 246 |
| 9 | Plan | 67% | 227 |
| 10 | Polan | 83% | 145 |
| 11 | Pilon | 50% | 142 |
| 12 | Plaine | 67% | 139 |
| 13 | Palen | 50% | 132 |
| 14 | Polaine | 86% | 116 |
The surname Polain is the 6th most popular variant of Palin.