| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 1 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 3 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 0 |
| Gloucestershire | 2 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 0 |
| Lancashire | 9 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 1 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 1 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 0 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Tailoress | 2 |
| Hawker | 2 |
| Housemaid Domestic Servant | 1 |
| Winder At Elastic Shop | 1 |
| Cabinet Maker | 1 |
| Cotton Warehouse | 1 |
| Fustian | 1 |
| General Servant | 1 |
| Glass Cutter | 1 |
| Labourer | 1 |
| Publican | 1 |
| Scholar | 1 |
| Printer & Compositor | 1 |
| Private Army Service Corps | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Nilan | 19 |
| John Nilan | 17 |
| James Nilan | 11 |
| Michael Nilan | 11 |
| Thomas Nilan | 9 |
| Bridget Nilan | 8 |
| Ellen Nilan | 7 |
| Patrick Nilan | 7 |
| Margaret Nilan | 6 |
| Wilfred Nilan | 5 |
| William Nilan | 5 |
| Ann Nilan | 4 |
| Catherine Nilan | 4 |
| Frederick Nilan | 4 |
| Hannah Nilan | 4 |
| Kate Nilan | 4 |
| Annie Nilan | 3 |
| Matthew Nilan | 3 |
| Winifred Nilan | 3 |
| Alice Nilan | 2 |
| Bartholomew Nilan | 2 |
| Ernest Nilan | 2 |
| Jessie Nilan | 2 |
| Nils Nilan | 2 |
| Alexander Nilan | 1 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nolan | 80% | 21,203 |
| 2 | Nealon | 50% | 383 |
| 3 | Nilen | 80% | 222 |
| 4 | Nolen | 60% | 178 |
| 5 | Nilan | 100% | 176 |
| 6 | Neilan | 83% | 157 |
| 7 | Nelan | 80% | 152 |
| 8 | Nelon | 60% | 120 |
| 9 | Nalan | 80% | 118 |
| 10 | Nolon | 60% | 110 |
The surname Nilan is the 5th most popular variant of Nolan.