| Bedfordshire | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 6 |
| Berkshire | 8 |
| Cambridgeshire | 3 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 13 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 5 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 2 |
| Durham | 2 |
| Essex | 16 |
| Gloucestershire | 3 |
| Hampshire | 2 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 17 |
| Lancashire | 47 |
| Leicestershire | 14 |
| Lincolnshire | 5 |
| London | 136 |
| Middlesex | 9 |
| Northumberland | 20 |
| Norfolk | 25 |
| Northamptonshire | 16 |
| Nottinghamshire | 21 |
| Oxfordshire | 2 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 6 |
| Suffolk | 10 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 9 |
| Sussex | 12 |
| Staffordshire | 30 |
| Warwickshire | 16 |
| Westmorland | 3 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 9 |
| Yorkshire | 42 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 6 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 12 |
| Living On Own Means | 7 |
| Dress Maker | 6 |
| Cook Domestic | 5 |
| Laundress Wash | 5 |
| General Servant Domestic | 5 |
| Carman | 3 |
| Cotton Weaver | 3 |
| Servant Domestic | 3 |
| Mariner Seas | 3 |
| Carpenter | 2 |
| Clerk (commercial) | 2 |
| Commercial Clerk | 2 |
| Domestic Servant | 2 |
| Fish Monger | 2 |
| General Servant | 2 |
| None | 2 |
| Plasterer's Labourer | 2 |
| Shop's Assistant | 2 |
| Student | 2 |
| Assistant School Mistress | 2 |
| Gardener Domestic | 2 |
| Grocer | 2 |
| Brick Layer's Labourer | 2 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 2 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Bells | 229 |
| Mary Bells | 215 |
| John Bells | 176 |
| Elizabeth Bells | 163 |
| Sarah Bells | 132 |
| George Bells | 114 |
| Thomas Bells | 107 |
| James Bells | 87 |
| Ann Bells | 78 |
| Charles Bells | 71 |
| Henry Bells | 63 |
| Jane Bells | 62 |
| Robert Bells | 58 |
| Edward Bells | 50 |
| Joseph Bells | 49 |
| Alice Bells | 48 |
| Annie Bells | 48 |
| Margaret Bells | 39 |
| Alfred Bells | 37 |
| Hannah Bells | 37 |
| Eliza Bells | 36 |
| Frederick Bells | 35 |
| Ellen Bells | 34 |
| Emma Bells | 33 |
| Emily Bells | 32 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balls | 80% | 28,724 |
| 2 | Bellis | 83% | 11,900 |
| 3 | Bills | 80% | 6,597 |
| 4 | Bells | 100% | 3,223 |
| 5 | Bullas | 67% | 2,180 |
| 6 | Bellas | 83% | 1,850 |
| 7 | Bulls | 80% | 491 |
| 8 | Billis | 67% | 421 |
| 9 | Bullous | 57% | 306 |
| 10 | Belles | 83% | 264 |
| 11 | Bullus | 67% | 220 |
| 12 | Ballis | 67% | 215 |
| 13 | Bullis | 67% | 212 |
| 14 | Bolls | 80% | 208 |
| 15 | Billes | 67% | 193 |
| 16 | Balles | 67% | 162 |
| 17 | Ballas | 67% | 101 |
The surname Bells is the 4th most popular variant of Balls.