| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 1 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 3 |
| Essex | 17 |
| Gloucestershire | 3 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 0 |
| Lancashire | 9 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 2 |
| Middlesex | 3 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 5 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 4 |
| Labourer | 2 |
| Domestic Servant | 2 |
| Factory Worker | 2 |
| Grocer Assistant Umemployed | 1 |
| Labourer Gas Works | 1 |
| Laundress | 1 |
| Clogger | 1 |
| Cotton Winder | 1 |
| Farmer | 1 |
| House Keeper | 1 |
| Mechanic | 1 |
| Washer Woman | 1 |
| General Serv | 1 |
| Widow Of Tailor | 1 |
| Cook Domestic Servant | 1 |
| Foreman Railway Porter | 1 |
| House Maid Domestic Servant | 1 |
| Miner | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| James Ailey | 24 |
| Mary Ailey | 24 |
| John Ailey | 17 |
| William Ailey | 14 |
| Elizabeth Ailey | 12 |
| George Ailey | 11 |
| Thomas Ailey | 11 |
| Charles Ailey | 10 |
| Sarah Ailey | 10 |
| Eliza Ailey | 8 |
| Ann Ailey | 7 |
| Samuel Ailey | 7 |
| Edward Ailey | 5 |
| Emma Ailey | 5 |
| Harry Ailey | 5 |
| Jane Ailey | 4 |
| Arthur Ailey | 3 |
| David Ailey | 3 |
| Elsie Ailey | 3 |
| Emily Ailey | 3 |
| Margaret Ailey | 3 |
| Richard Ailey | 3 |
| Albert Ailey | 2 |
| Alice Ailey | 2 |
| Annie Ailey | 2 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lay | 40% | 17,630 |
| 2 | Eley | 60% | 13,721 |
| 3 | Ely | 40% | 12,676 |
| 4 | Ley | 60% | 10,502 |
| 5 | Lye | 20% | 6,717 |
| 6 | Alley | 80% | 4,468 |
| 7 | Ealey | 60% | 2,444 |
| 8 | Loy | 40% | 2,069 |
| 9 | Aley | 80% | 1,828 |
| 10 | Iley | 80% | 1,726 |
| 11 | Leay | 40% | 1,019 |
| 12 | Ayley | 80% | 834 |
| 13 | Oley | 60% | 651 |
| 14 | Laye | 20% | 642 |
| 15 | Eyley | 60% | 634 |
| 16 | Loye | 20% | 425 |
| 17 | Ealy | 40% | 393 |
| 18 | Elay | 40% | 272 |
| 19 | Ailey | 100% | 270 |
| 20 | Leoy | 40% | 213 |
| 21 | Auley | 80% | 164 |
| 22 | Eeley | 60% | 119 |
| 23 | Eloy | 40% | 115 |
| 24 | Oaley | 60% | 110 |
The surname Ailey is the 19th most popular variant of Lay.