| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 2 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 7 |
| Devon | 1 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 2 |
| Gloucestershire | 1 |
| Hampshire | 6 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 5 |
| Lancashire | 14 |
| Leicestershire | 2 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 1 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 2 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 4 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 6 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 4 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 3 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 12 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 3 |
| Retired Farmer's Widow | 2 |
| Plasterer | 1 |
| Straw Hat Finisher | 1 |
| Goal Miner | 1 |
| Draper | 1 |
| School Mistress | 1 |
| Seaman | 1 |
| Sea Man | 1 |
| Book Seller Stationer & Printer | 1 |
| Cotton Weaver | 1 |
| Gamekeeper | 1 |
| Carter | 1 |
| Fundholder | 1 |
| Cook | 1 |
| House Servant | 1 |
| Agricultural Labourer's Wife | 1 |
| Assistant | 1 |
| Clerk In Telegraphist Office | 1 |
| Draper & Grocer | 1 |
| Retired Farmer | 1 |
| Fruiterer | 1 |
| House Keeper | 1 |
| Retired Tradesman | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Peston | 41 |
| William Peston | 35 |
| Elizabeth Peston | 28 |
| John Peston | 27 |
| George Peston | 19 |
| Jane Peston | 19 |
| James Peston | 16 |
| Sarah Peston | 16 |
| Thomas Peston | 16 |
| Alice Peston | 13 |
| Robert Peston | 12 |
| Arthur Peston | 11 |
| Charles Peston | 11 |
| Edward Peston | 11 |
| Henry Peston | 11 |
| Joseph Peston | 9 |
| Eliza Peston | 7 |
| Annie Peston | 6 |
| Ellen Peston | 6 |
| Emily Peston | 6 |
| Emma Peston | 6 |
| Florence Peston | 6 |
| Catherine Peston | 5 |
| Clara Peston | 5 |
| Frederick Peston | 5 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poston | 83% | 2,193 |
| 2 | Upstone | 57% | 1,257 |
| 3 | Upston | 67% | 996 |
| 4 | Paston | 83% | 991 |
| 5 | Epstein | 43% | 676 |
| 6 | Peston | 100% | 557 |
| 7 | Peaston | 86% | 290 |
| 8 | Piston | 83% | 216 |
| 9 | Puston | 83% | 188 |
| 10 | Postan | 67% | 114 |
| 11 | Poiston | 71% | 105 |
The surname Peston is the 6th most popular variant of Poston.