| Bedfordshire | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 10 |
| Cambridgeshire | 6 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 30 |
| Cornwall | 2 |
| Cumberland | 23 |
| Derbyshire | 10 |
| Devon | 5 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 24 |
| Essex | 5 |
| Gloucestershire | 13 |
| Hampshire | 4 |
| Herefordshire | 10 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 8 |
| Lancashire | 152 |
| Leicestershire | 17 |
| Lincolnshire | 13 |
| London | 153 |
| Middlesex | 4 |
| Northumberland | 20 |
| Norfolk | 4 |
| Northamptonshire | 1 |
| Nottinghamshire | 18 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 3 |
| Suffolk | 12 |
| Somerset | 1 |
| Surrey | 19 |
| Sussex | 10 |
| Staffordshire | 8 |
| Warwickshire | 32 |
| Westmorland | 2 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 4 |
| Yorkshire | 152 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 4 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 3 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 6 |
| Glamorgan | 12 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 7 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 159 |
| Domestic Servant | 10 |
| General Servant | 7 |
| General Servant Domestic | 6 |
| Coal Miner | 6 |
| Labourer | 6 |
| Clerk | 4 |
| Grocer | 4 |
| House Keeper | 4 |
| Laundress | 4 |
| Tailor | 4 |
| Annuitant | 4 |
| Farmers Son | 4 |
| Joiner | 4 |
| Farm Servant | 4 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 4 |
| General Labourer | 3 |
| Hawker | 3 |
| Plumber | 3 |
| Carpet Weaver | 3 |
| Dress Maker | 3 |
| Farmer Daughter Scholar | 3 |
| Gardener | 3 |
| Shoe Maker | 3 |
| Licensed Victualler | 2 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Welson | 640 |
| John Welson | 601 |
| William Welson | 564 |
| Elizabeth Welson | 410 |
| Thomas Welson | 347 |
| George Welson | 344 |
| James Welson | 337 |
| Sarah Welson | 324 |
| Ann Welson | 201 |
| Jane Welson | 193 |
| Robert Welson | 178 |
| Joseph Welson | 162 |
| Charles Welson | 145 |
| Margaret Welson | 142 |
| Henry Welson | 138 |
| Hannah Welson | 127 |
| Alice Welson | 118 |
| Annie Welson | 117 |
| Eliza Welson | 110 |
| Ellen Welson | 106 |
| Emma Welson | 103 |
| Edward Welson | 94 |
| Richard Welson | 93 |
| Arthur Welson | 86 |
| Frederick Welson | 80 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilson | 83% | 744,792 |
| 2 | Walson | 83% | 18,958 |
| 3 | Welson | 100% | 8,937 |
| 4 | Wilosn | 50% | 260 |
| 5 | Wolson | 83% | 250 |
| 6 | Woolson | 71% | 193 |
| 7 | Wellson | 86% | 191 |
| 8 | Wlson | 83% | 182 |
| 9 | Wilsen | 67% | 158 |
The surname Welson is the 3rd most popular variant of Wilson.