| Bedfordshire | 4 |
| Buckinghamshire | 4 |
| Berkshire | 7 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 13 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 80 |
| Derbyshire | 27 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 222 |
| Essex | 54 |
| Gloucestershire | 1 |
| Hampshire | 10 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 8 |
| Lancashire | 848 |
| Leicestershire | 13 |
| Lincolnshire | 36 |
| London | 128 |
| Middlesex | 29 |
| Northumberland | 50 |
| Norfolk | 22 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 29 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 113 |
| Somerset | 3 |
| Surrey | 27 |
| Sussex | 10 |
| Staffordshire | 1 |
| Warwickshire | 22 |
| Westmorland | 416 |
| Wiltshire | 4 |
| Worcestershire | 7 |
| Yorkshire | 392 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 2 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 2 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Cotton Weaver | 46 |
| Farmer | 42 |
| General Labourer | 25 |
| Living On Own Means | 20 |
| General Servant Domestic | 19 |
| Scholar | 14 |
| Dress Maker | 13 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 12 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 9 |
| Cotton Spinner | 8 |
| Farmer's Son F Rel | 8 |
| Butcher | 7 |
| Cabinet Maker | 7 |
| Cotton Winder | 7 |
| Joiner Carpenter | 7 |
| Railway Porter | 7 |
| Tailor | 7 |
| Plumber | 6 |
| Cotton C Weaver | 6 |
| Domestic Servant | 6 |
| House Keeper Domestic | 6 |
| Laundress Wash | 6 |
| Silk Dresser | 6 |
| Farmers Son F Rel | 6 |
| House Maid Domestic | 6 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Airey | 1,147 |
| Mary Airey | 956 |
| William Airey | 885 |
| Elizabeth Airey | 708 |
| Thomas Airey | 653 |
| James Airey | 612 |
| George Airey | 480 |
| Sarah Airey | 470 |
| Robert Airey | 440 |
| Margaret Airey | 402 |
| Jane Airey | 384 |
| Alice Airey | 262 |
| Ann Airey | 256 |
| Richard Airey | 254 |
| Joseph Airey | 250 |
| Agnes Airey | 230 |
| Henry Airey | 207 |
| Annie Airey | 202 |
| Isabella Airey | 190 |
| Ellen Airey | 184 |
| Charles Airey | 181 |
| Hannah Airey | 134 |
| Edward Airey | 131 |
| Edith Airey | 127 |
| Eliza Airey | 101 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray | 40% | 49,419 |
| 2 | Reay | 40% | 18,029 |
| 3 | Airey | 100% | 14,537 |
| 4 | Rye | 20% | 10,238 |
| 5 | Roy | 40% | 6,494 |
| 6 | Rey | 60% | 2,428 |
| 7 | Eary | 40% | 1,118 |
| 8 | Raye | 20% | 1,019 |
| 9 | Arey | 80% | 567 |
| 10 | Roye | 20% | 532 |
| 11 | Airy | 80% | 525 |
| 12 | Ayrey | 80% | 445 |
| 13 | Ary | 60% | 408 |
| 14 | Earey | 60% | 323 |
| 15 | Urey | 60% | 238 |
| 16 | Rauey | 40% | 179 |
| 17 | Eray | 40% | 128 |
| 18 | Royee | 20% | 124 |
| 19 | Arry | 60% | 108 |
| 20 | Aray | 60% | 101 |
The surname Airey is the 3rd most popular variant of Ray.