| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 1 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 15 |
| Essex | 12 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 5 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 4 |
| Lancashire | 17 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 2 |
| London | 20 |
| Middlesex | 10 |
| Northumberland | 1 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 1 |
| Surrey | 12 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 2 |
| Warwickshire | 1 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 2 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 2 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 4 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Housemaid Domestic | 3 |
| Basket Maker | 2 |
| General Servant Domestic | 2 |
| Living On Own Means | 2 |
| Shirt Maker | 2 |
| At School | 2 |
| Auctioners Clerk | 1 |
| Dress Maker | 1 |
| Elementary School Teacher | 1 |
| General Domestic Servant | 1 |
| Mariner Engineer | 1 |
| Sheet Metal Worker | 1 |
| Student | 1 |
| Superintendant Corpoation Baths | 1 |
| Engine Driver Stationery | 1 |
| Pupil Student | 1 |
| Bank Clerk | 1 |
| Commercial Traverller | 1 |
| Mercantile Clerk | 1 |
| Painter And Decorator | 1 |
| School Student | 1 |
| Soldier Lieutenant | 1 |
| Plumber Glazier Gas Fitter | 1 |
| Wood Worker & Machinist | 1 |
| Stone Mason | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Buist | 60 |
| Mary Buist | 55 |
| George Buist | 52 |
| John Buist | 44 |
| Elizabeth Buist | 37 |
| Henry Buist | 36 |
| James Buist | 36 |
| Sarah Buist | 25 |
| Thomas Buist | 25 |
| Margaret Buist | 24 |
| Robert Buist | 24 |
| Alice Buist | 22 |
| Charles Buist | 19 |
| Eliza Buist | 14 |
| Richard Buist | 14 |
| Alexander Buist | 13 |
| Ann Buist | 13 |
| David Buist | 13 |
| Frederick Buist | 12 |
| Ada Buist | 11 |
| Edith Buist | 11 |
| Ellen Buist | 11 |
| Alfred Buist | 10 |
| Jane Buist | 10 |
| Louisa Buist | 10 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Best | 60% | 55,399 |
| 2 | Boast | 60% | 4,576 |
| 3 | Bust | 80% | 2,182 |
| 4 | Buist | 100% | 997 |
| 5 | Bist | 80% | 526 |
| 6 | Bost | 60% | 512 |
| 7 | Boost | 60% | 366 |
| 8 | Beast | 60% | 213 |
| 9 | Bast | 60% | 210 |
| 10 | Bisat | 60% | 172 |
| 11 | Beste | 40% | 140 |
The surname Buist is the 4th most popular variant of Best.