| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 7 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 6 |
| Devon | 25 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 1 |
| Gloucestershire | 2 |
| Hampshire | 5 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 7 |
| Lancashire | 0 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 11 |
| Middlesex | 4 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 17 |
| Surrey | 3 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 6 |
| Yorkshire | 4 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 8 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 2 |
| Farm Labourer | 2 |
| Farmer | 2 |
| Living On Own Means | 2 |
| Domestic Servant | 2 |
| Char Woman | 1 |
| Living On Means | 1 |
| Pauper | 1 |
| Servant | 1 |
| Servant Farm | 1 |
| Mason | 1 |
| Draper Assistant | 1 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 1 |
| Brickyard Labourer | 1 |
| Dress Maker Assistant | 1 |
| Dressmaker | 1 |
| Errand Boy | 1 |
| General Servant Domestic | 1 |
| Pottery Dealer | 1 |
| Retired Farmer | 1 |
| Solicitor | 1 |
| Weaver | 1 |
| General Dress Maker | 1 |
| Wire Worker | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Were | 77 |
| John Were | 59 |
| Thomas Were | 54 |
| Elizabeth Were | 52 |
| James Were | 52 |
| Robert Were | 51 |
| William Were | 47 |
| Sarah Were | 44 |
| Henry Were | 43 |
| Charles Were | 31 |
| George Were | 25 |
| Peter Were | 21 |
| Ann Were | 19 |
| Eliza Were | 18 |
| Harriet Were | 17 |
| Anna Were | 15 |
| Maria Were | 15 |
| Edward Were | 14 |
| Emily Were | 14 |
| Walter Were | 14 |
| Jane Were | 13 |
| Louisa Were | 13 |
| Edith Were | 12 |
| Florence Were | 12 |
| Frederick Were | 12 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ware | 75% | 38,178 |
| 2 | Weir | 50% | 10,233 |
| 3 | Wroe | 50% | 8,000 |
| 4 | Wear | 50% | 7,626 |
| 5 | Weare | 80% | 4,826 |
| 6 | Wire | 75% | 3,136 |
| 7 | Ewer | 50% | 2,590 |
| 8 | Wier | 50% | 1,314 |
| 9 | Were | 100% | 1,130 |
| 10 | Weer | 50% | 785 |
| 11 | Woore | 60% | 753 |
| 12 | Ower | 50% | 547 |
| 13 | War | 50% | 376 |
| 14 | Wair | 25% | 323 |
| 15 | Woor | 25% | 287 |
| 16 | Whurr | 40% | 285 |
| 17 | Wore | 75% | 236 |
| 18 | Wara | 50% | 210 |
| 19 | Wooer | 40% | 179 |
| 20 | Weaire | 67% | 168 |
| 21 | Whur | 25% | 164 |
The surname Were is the 9th most popular variant of Ware.