| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 0 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 0 |
| Lancashire | 4 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 0 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 1 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 5 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 1 |
| Staffordshire | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Cotton Weaver | 3 |
| Labourer | 1 |
| Manufacturer | 1 |
| Manufacturer Wife | 1 |
| General Domestic Servant | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Poiston | 7 |
| William Poiston | 7 |
| Elizabeth Poiston | 6 |
| Henry Poiston | 6 |
| Robert Poiston | 6 |
| Sarah Poiston | 5 |
| James Poiston | 4 |
| John Poiston | 4 |
| Charles Poiston | 3 |
| Emma Poiston | 3 |
| Jane Poiston | 3 |
| Susan Poiston | 3 |
| Alice Poiston | 2 |
| Ann Poiston | 2 |
| Annie Poiston | 2 |
| Ellen Poiston | 2 |
| George Poiston | 2 |
| Joseph Poiston | 2 |
| May Poiston | 2 |
| Samuel Poiston | 2 |
| Ada Poiston | 1 |
| Alive Poiston | 1 |
| Amy Poiston | 1 |
| Arthur Poiston | 1 |
| Caroline Poiston | 1 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poston | 86% | 2,193 |
| 2 | Upstone | 43% | 1,257 |
| 3 | Upston | 57% | 996 |
| 4 | Paston | 71% | 991 |
| 5 | Epstein | 29% | 676 |
| 6 | Peston | 71% | 557 |
| 7 | Peaston | 71% | 290 |
| 8 | Piston | 86% | 216 |
| 9 | Puston | 71% | 188 |
| 10 | Postan | 71% | 114 |
| 11 | Poiston | 100% | 105 |
The surname Poiston is the 11th most popular variant of Poston.