| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 2 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 16 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 1 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 5 |
| Essex | 32 |
| Gloucestershire | 4 |
| Hampshire | 1 |
| Herefordshire | 22 |
| Hertfordshire | 4 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 3 |
| Lancashire | 31 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 1 |
| London | 26 |
| Middlesex | 5 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 37 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 12 |
| Sussex | 1 |
| Staffordshire | 45 |
| Warwickshire | 22 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 16 |
| Yorkshire | 12 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 9 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 1 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 15 |
| Monmouthshire | 8 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 4 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 37 |
| Butcher | 5 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 4 |
| At Home | 4 |
| Private Means | 4 |
| Farm Labourer | 4 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 3 |
| House Painter | 2 |
| Mantle Packer | 2 |
| Independant | 2 |
| Assisting In Business | 2 |
| Domestic Servant | 2 |
| General Labourer | 2 |
| Shirtmaker | 2 |
| Dressmaker | 2 |
| Gardener (domestic) | 2 |
| Lace Neckwear | 2 |
| Schooling | 2 |
| Sick Nurse | 2 |
| General Servant | 2 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 1 |
| Railway Platelayer | 1 |
| Waulier (general County) | 1 |
| Assurance Clerk | 1 |
| Bank Clerk | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Poston | 167 |
| William Poston | 166 |
| John Poston | 134 |
| Thomas Poston | 93 |
| Elizabeth Poston | 90 |
| James Poston | 85 |
| Sarah Poston | 82 |
| Charles Poston | 70 |
| George Poston | 68 |
| Ann Poston | 61 |
| Henry Poston | 58 |
| Jane Poston | 54 |
| Richard Poston | 48 |
| Annie Poston | 33 |
| Hannah Poston | 33 |
| Eliza Poston | 31 |
| Edward Poston | 29 |
| Walter Poston | 28 |
| Emma Poston | 26 |
| Alice Poston | 24 |
| Arthur Poston | 24 |
| Margaret Poston | 24 |
| Joseph Poston | 23 |
| Robert Poston | 23 |
| Samuel Poston | 23 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poston | 100% | 2,193 |
| 2 | Upstone | 57% | 1,257 |
| 3 | Upston | 67% | 996 |
| 4 | Paston | 83% | 991 |
| 5 | Epstein | 43% | 676 |
| 6 | Peston | 83% | 557 |
| 7 | Peaston | 71% | 290 |
| 8 | Piston | 83% | 216 |
| 9 | Puston | 83% | 188 |
| 10 | Postan | 83% | 114 |
| 11 | Poiston | 86% | 105 |
The surname Poston is the most popular version of all its varients