| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 1 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 12 |
| Devon | 8 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 28 |
| Essex | 29 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 15 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 24 |
| Lancashire | 80 |
| Leicestershire | 8 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 112 |
| Middlesex | 6 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 171 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 2 |
| Suffolk | 145 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 14 |
| Sussex | 29 |
| Staffordshire | 23 |
| Warwickshire | 12 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 73 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 4 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 2 |
| Monmouthshire | 3 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Labourer | 14 |
| Farmer | 9 |
| General Labourer | 8 |
| General Servant Domestic | 7 |
| Game Keeper | 6 |
| Carpenter | 6 |
| Gardener | 5 |
| Living On Own Means | 5 |
| No Occupation | 5 |
| Cotton Weaver | 4 |
| Gardener Domestic | 4 |
| Glass Bottle Maker | 4 |
| School | 4 |
| Bricklayer | 4 |
| Bricklayer Labourer | 4 |
| Dress Maker | 3 |
| Confectionery Works | 3 |
| Groom Domestic | 3 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 3 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 3 |
| Scholar | 3 |
| Boot Machinist | 2 |
| Brick Layer | 2 |
| Coachman Domestic | 2 |
| Domestic Servant | 2 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Boast | 336 |
| Mary Boast | 255 |
| George Boast | 193 |
| John Boast | 193 |
| Robert Boast | 165 |
| Elizabeth Boast | 154 |
| James Boast | 154 |
| Sarah Boast | 126 |
| Thomas Boast | 105 |
| Charles Boast | 98 |
| Henry Boast | 92 |
| Alice Boast | 86 |
| Samuel Boast | 78 |
| Ellen Boast | 73 |
| Ann Boast | 71 |
| Hannah Boast | 68 |
| Frederick Boast | 60 |
| Arthur Boast | 56 |
| Emma Boast | 56 |
| Harry Boast | 56 |
| Annie Boast | 55 |
| Alfred Boast | 52 |
| Herbert Boast | 52 |
| Charlotte Boast | 51 |
| Edward Boast | 51 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Best | 60% | 55,399 |
| 2 | Boast | 100% | 4,576 |
| 3 | Bust | 60% | 2,182 |
| 4 | Buist | 60% | 997 |
| 5 | Bist | 60% | 526 |
| 6 | Bost | 80% | 512 |
| 7 | Boost | 80% | 366 |
| 8 | Beast | 80% | 213 |
| 9 | Bast | 80% | 210 |
| 10 | Bisat | 40% | 172 |
| 11 | Beste | 40% | 140 |
The surname Boast is the 2nd most popular variant of Best.