| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 2 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 9 |
| 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 | 5 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 5 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 1 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 13 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 6 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 29 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 1 |
| Yorkshire | 10 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 2 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 16 |
| Woollen Weaver | 2 |
| General Labourer | 2 |
| Porter | 2 |
| Laundress | 1 |
| Plumber | 1 |
| Groom | 1 |
| Cook Domestic Servant | 1 |
| Domestic | 1 |
| House Maid Domestic | 1 |
| Newspaper Clerk | 1 |
| Tailor | 1 |
| Coal Miner | 1 |
| Dress Maker | 1 |
| Miner | 1 |
| Nailer | 1 |
| Potter Presser | 1 |
| Retired Butcher | 1 |
| Sanitary Potter | 1 |
| Burler Woollen | 1 |
| General Servant | 1 |
| Railway Labourer | 1 |
| Teacher In Elementary School | 1 |
| Weaver Worsted | 1 |
| Woolstapler | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Cley | 32 |
| John Cley | 26 |
| Elizabeth Cley | 22 |
| George Cley | 20 |
| Mary Cley | 14 |
| Thomas Cley | 14 |
| Sarah Cley | 12 |
| James Cley | 10 |
| Alice Cley | 7 |
| Emma Cley | 7 |
| Charles Cley | 6 |
| Ellen Cley | 6 |
| Joseph Cley | 6 |
| Ann Cley | 5 |
| Eliza Cley | 5 |
| Annie Cley | 4 |
| Frederick Cley | 4 |
| Hannah Cley | 4 |
| Jane Cley | 4 |
| Samuel Cley | 4 |
| Alfred Cley | 3 |
| Anna Cley | 3 |
| Catherine Cley | 3 |
| Clara Cley | 3 |
| David Cley | 3 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay | 75% | 46,095 |
| 2 | Coley | 80% | 14,403 |
| 3 | Caley | 80% | 8,870 |
| 4 | Cooley | 67% | 6,530 |
| 5 | Claye | 60% | 618 |
| 6 | Couley | 67% | 544 |
| 7 | Culy | 50% | 451 |
| 8 | Coaley | 67% | 443 |
| 9 | Cley | 100% | 335 |
| 10 | Culey | 80% | 307 |
| 11 | Cauley | 67% | 293 |
| 12 | Ceely | 60% | 187 |
| 13 | Caly | 50% | 177 |
| 14 | Cloy | 75% | 177 |
| 15 | Coly | 50% | 162 |
| 16 | Coiley | 67% | 153 |
| 17 | Cooly | 40% | 147 |
| 18 | Cailey | 67% | 144 |
| 19 | Ecley | 80% | 116 |
The surname Cley is the 9th most popular variant of Clay.