| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 12 |
| 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 | 26 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 5 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 85 |
| Somerset | 5 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 1 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 1 |
| Yorkshire | 1 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 24 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 5 |
| House Servant | 4 |
| Farm Labourer | 4 |
| Coal Miner | 2 |
| Masons Labourer | 2 |
| Cats Proprietor | 2 |
| Laundress | 2 |
| Pauper | 2 |
| Farmer's Son | 2 |
| Shoe Maker | 2 |
| Fisherman | 1 |
| Mason | 1 |
| ? Coachman | 1 |
| Carman | 1 |
| Compositor | 1 |
| Cook | 1 |
| Cutter | 1 |
| Dock Laborer | 1 |
| Dock Labourer | 1 |
| Housemaid | 1 |
| Policeman Sergeant | 1 |
| Servant | 1 |
| Shipwright | 1 |
| House Keeper Lodging Inn Charity | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Charles Boby | 56 |
| William Boby | 53 |
| John Boby | 52 |
| Mary Boby | 49 |
| George Boby | 39 |
| Robert Boby | 36 |
| Sarah Boby | 33 |
| Frederick Boby | 30 |
| Elizabeth Boby | 27 |
| Henry Boby | 23 |
| Samuel Boby | 22 |
| James Boby | 21 |
| Margaret Boby | 21 |
| Eliza Boby | 19 |
| Ann Boby | 15 |
| Thomas Boby | 15 |
| Edward Boby | 14 |
| Alice Boby | 11 |
| Emily Boby | 10 |
| Jane Boby | 10 |
| Maria Boby | 10 |
| Susan Boby | 10 |
| Catherine Boby | 9 |
| Edith Boby | 9 |
| Ellen Boby | 9 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abbey | 40% | 8,694 |
| 2 | Beeby | 60% | 7,260 |
| 3 | Bobby | 80% | 1,495 |
| 4 | Baby | 75% | 1,103 |
| 5 | Boby | 100% | 933 |
| 6 | Abby | 50% | 884 |
| 7 | Babey | 60% | 821 |
| 8 | Beaby | 60% | 348 |
| 9 | Bibey | 60% | 344 |
| 10 | Booby | 80% | 237 |
| 11 | Buby | 75% | 226 |
| 12 | Biby | 75% | 194 |
| 13 | Abbay | 40% | 180 |
| 14 | Beabey | 50% | 121 |
| 15 | Baiby | 60% | 119 |
| 16 | Bobey | 80% | 111 |
| 17 | Bowby | 80% | 110 |
The surname Boby is the 5th most popular variant of Abbey.