| Bedfordshire | 4 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 7 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 5 |
| Derbyshire | 1 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 5 |
| Essex | 22 |
| Gloucestershire | 6 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 21 |
| Hertfordshire | 3 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 4 |
| Lancashire | 42 |
| Leicestershire | 4 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 44 |
| Middlesex | 4 |
| Northumberland | 6 |
| Norfolk | 4 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 4 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 17 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 9 |
| Surrey | 10 |
| Sussex | 4 |
| Staffordshire | 21 |
| Warwickshire | 22 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 19 |
| Yorkshire | 7 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 1 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 6 |
| Monmouthshire | 2 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 37 |
| Clerk | 8 |
| Domestic Servant | 7 |
| Farm Labourer | 5 |
| Butcher | 4 |
| Farm Servant | 4 |
| General Servant Domestic | 4 |
| General Labourer | 4 |
| Dress Maker | 3 |
| Baker | 3 |
| General Domestic | 2 |
| Farmer | 2 |
| Grocer | 2 |
| Draper's Assistant | 2 |
| Solicitor's Clerk | 2 |
| Cook Domestic | 2 |
| News Agent | 2 |
| Porter | 2 |
| Tobacco Cutter | 2 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 2 |
| Coal Miner | 2 |
| Bedstead Painter | 2 |
| House Painter | 2 |
| Laundress | 1 |
| Railway Officer | 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