| Cambridgeshire | 5 |
| Cheshire | 2 |
| Cumberland | 2 |
| Derbyshire | 11 |
| Devon | 2 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 46 |
| Essex | 8 |
| Glamorgan | 4 |
| Gloucestershire | 204 |
| Hampshire | 3 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hunts and Rutland | 6 |
| Kent | 9 |
| Lancashire | 62 |
| Leicestershire | 30 |
| Lincolnshire | 56 |
| London | 127 |
| Middlesex | 11 |
| Monmouthshire | 24 |
| Northumberland | 60 |
| Northamptonshire | 81 |
| Nottinghamshire | 30 |
| Oxfordshire | 34 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Somerset | 63 |
| Surrey | 7 |
| Sussex | 37 |
| Staffordshire | 29 |
| Warwickshire | 8 |
| Wiltshire | 209 |
| Worcestershire | 2 |
| Yorkshire | 61 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Labourer | 88 |
| Female Servant | 42 |
| Independent | 29 |
| Labourer | 26 |
| Male Servant | 17 |
| Farmer | 16 |
| Carpenter | 10 |
| Sawyer | 9 |
| Weaver | 9 |
| Pupil | 7 |
| Dress Maker | 5 |
| Blacksmith | 5 |
| Clerk | 5 |
| Agricultural Labourer's Son | 5 |
| Ag Labourer | 3 |
| Laundress | 3 |
| Mason | 3 |
| Tobacconist | 3 |
| Pauper | 3 |
| Baker | 3 |
| Porter | 3 |
| Grocer | 3 |
| Brick Maker | 3 |
| Shop Keeper | 3 |
| Servant | 2 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Wait | 803 |
| Mary Wait | 702 |
| John Wait | 628 |
| Elizabeth Wait | 467 |
| James Wait | 378 |
| George Wait | 371 |
| Sarah Wait | 360 |
| Ann Wait | 325 |
| Thomas Wait | 301 |
| Henry Wait | 234 |
| Jane Wait | 219 |
| Charles Wait | 209 |
| Joseph Wait | 177 |
| Eliza Wait | 154 |
| Robert Wait | 150 |
| Annie Wait | 133 |
| Emma Wait | 133 |
| Richard Wait | 131 |
| Ellen Wait | 129 |
| Alice Wait | 125 |
| Hannah Wait | 122 |
| Edward Wait | 116 |
| Albert Wait | 104 |
| Margaret Wait | 96 |
| Louisa Wait | 93 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waite | 80% | 43,106 |
| 2 | Wait | 100% | 10,495 |
| 3 | Weight | 50% | 7,055 |
| 4 | Waight | 67% | 5,781 |
| 5 | Wayte | 60% | 2,116 |
| 6 | Whaite | 67% | 1,179 |
| 7 | Waitt | 80% | 1,049 |
| 8 | Wate | 50% | 1,014 |
| 9 | Weate | 40% | 908 |
| 10 | Wite | 50% | 818 |
| 11 | Weet | 50% | 643 |
| 12 | Whait | 80% | 641 |
| 13 | Whate | 40% | 519 |
| 14 | Weat | 50% | 469 |
| 15 | Watte | 60% | 237 |
| 16 | Wayt | 75% | 172 |
| 17 | Weait | 80% | 168 |
| 18 | Woot | 50% | 101 |
The surname Wait is the 2nd most popular variant of Waite.