| Bedfordshire | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 36 |
| Berkshire | 23 |
| Cambridgeshire | 2 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 26 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 81 |
| Derbyshire | 51 |
| Devon | 1 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 48 |
| Essex | 1 |
| Gloucestershire | 4 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 31 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 2 |
| Lancashire | 477 |
| Leicestershire | 5 |
| Lincolnshire | 94 |
| London | 123 |
| Middlesex | 3 |
| Northumberland | 9 |
| Norfolk | 5 |
| Northamptonshire | 1 |
| Nottinghamshire | 19 |
| Oxfordshire | 19 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 31 |
| Shropshire | 3 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 28 |
| Sussex | 1 |
| Staffordshire | 53 |
| Warwickshire | 12 |
| Westmorland | 51 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 4 |
| Yorkshire | 595 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 401 |
| Coal Miner | 38 |
| Cotton Weaver | 30 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 27 |
| Dress Maker | 17 |
| Cotton Spinner | 16 |
| Domestic Servant | 15 |
| Farm Labourer | 11 |
| Labourer | 11 |
| Stone Mason | 10 |
| General Servant | 8 |
| General Labourer | 8 |
| Annuitant | 7 |
| Farmers Daughter | 7 |
| Farmers Wife | 7 |
| General Servant Domestic | 7 |
| Grocer | 7 |
| Joiner | 7 |
| Bricklayer | 6 |
| Carpenter | 6 |
| Cotton Operative | 6 |
| Cotton Winder | 6 |
| Painter | 5 |
| Pupil Teacher | 5 |
| Brick Layer | 4 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Howson | 962 |
| Mary Howson | 944 |
| John Howson | 936 |
| Elizabeth Howson | 639 |
| Thomas Howson | 635 |
| George Howson | 468 |
| Sarah Howson | 447 |
| James Howson | 405 |
| Robert Howson | 325 |
| Ann Howson | 323 |
| Charles Howson | 311 |
| Jane Howson | 296 |
| Margaret Howson | 295 |
| Joseph Howson | 267 |
| Alice Howson | 260 |
| Ellen Howson | 227 |
| Henry Howson | 203 |
| Richard Howson | 175 |
| Edward Howson | 174 |
| Hannah Howson | 174 |
| Annie Howson | 169 |
| Emma Howson | 152 |
| Eliza Howson | 141 |
| Emily Howson | 126 |
| Martha Howson | 107 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hewson | 83% | 16,637 |
| 2 | Howson | 100% | 14,344 |
| 3 | Hewison | 71% | 4,868 |
| 4 | Hawson | 83% | 4,177 |
| 5 | Houson | 83% | 1,414 |
| 6 | Hauson | 67% | 717 |
| 7 | Hawsen | 67% | 529 |
| 8 | Heweson | 71% | 152 |
| 9 | Howsen | 83% | 134 |
| 10 | Howison | 86% | 127 |
The surname Howson is the 2nd most popular variant of Hewson.