| Bedfordshire | 26 |
| Buckinghamshire | 22 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 15 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 17 |
| Devon | 5 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 22 |
| Essex | 8 |
| Gloucestershire | 14 |
| Hampshire | 13 |
| Herefordshire | 2 |
| Hertfordshire | 4 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 8 |
| Isle of Man | 4 |
| Kent | 112 |
| Lancashire | 76 |
| Leicestershire | 195 |
| Lincolnshire | 13 |
| London | 168 |
| Middlesex | 8 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 1 |
| Northamptonshire | 9 |
| Nottinghamshire | 15 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 8 |
| Shropshire | 6 |
| Suffolk | 8 |
| Somerset | 3 |
| Surrey | 21 |
| Sussex | 23 |
| Staffordshire | 319 |
| Warwickshire | 264 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 6 |
| Worcestershire | 333 |
| Yorkshire | 64 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 10 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 5 |
| Monmouthshire | 14 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 403 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 33 |
| Chain Maker | 29 |
| General Labourer | 21 |
| Cotton Stocking Maker | 19 |
| Domestic Servant | 18 |
| Coal Miner | 17 |
| Labourer | 16 |
| Laundress | 15 |
| General Servant | 14 |
| Nail Maker | 14 |
| Dress Maker | 13 |
| Farm Labourer | 11 |
| Nailer | 10 |
| Iron Caster | 7 |
| Iron Worker | 6 |
| Shoe Maker | 5 |
| Carpenter | 5 |
| Butcher | 5 |
| Grocer | 5 |
| Shoe Finisher | 5 |
| Shoe Rivetter | 5 |
| Brass Founder | 5 |
| Spike Nail Maker | 5 |
| Tin Plate Worker | 4 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Coley | 995 |
| Mary Coley | 888 |
| John Coley | 796 |
| Elizabeth Coley | 558 |
| Thomas Coley | 534 |
| Sarah Coley | 511 |
| George Coley | 476 |
| Joseph Coley | 408 |
| James Coley | 345 |
| Ann Coley | 325 |
| Henry Coley | 285 |
| Eliza Coley | 283 |
| Charles Coley | 239 |
| Jane Coley | 238 |
| Emma Coley | 229 |
| Samuel Coley | 211 |
| Alice Coley | 196 |
| Hannah Coley | 192 |
| Ellen Coley | 180 |
| Alfred Coley | 177 |
| Annie Coley | 175 |
| Edward Coley | 166 |
| Frederick Coley | 166 |
| Emily Coley | 161 |
| Arthur Coley | 158 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay | 60% | 46,095 |
| 2 | Colley | 83% | 28,567 |
| 3 | Coley | 100% | 14,403 |
| 4 | Caley | 80% | 8,870 |
| 5 | Cooley | 83% | 6,530 |
| 6 | Colly | 80% | 2,020 |
| 7 | Collie | 50% | 1,685 |
| 8 | Claye | 40% | 618 |
| 9 | Couley | 83% | 544 |
| 10 | Culy | 60% | 451 |
| 11 | Coaley | 83% | 443 |
| 12 | Cley | 80% | 335 |
| 13 | Culey | 80% | 307 |
| 14 | Cauley | 67% | 293 |
| 15 | Ceely | 40% | 187 |
| 16 | Caly | 60% | 177 |
| 17 | Cloy | 60% | 177 |
| 18 | Coly | 80% | 162 |
| 19 | Coiley | 83% | 153 |
| 20 | Cooly | 60% | 147 |
| 21 | Cailey | 67% | 144 |
| 22 | Ecley | 60% | 116 |
The surname Coley is the 3rd most popular variant of Clay.