| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 12 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 2 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 3 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 3 |
| Essex | 0 |
| Gloucestershire | 23 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 7 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 2 |
| Lancashire | 36 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 6 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 13 |
| Norfolk | 1 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 7 |
| Shropshire | 1 |
| Suffolk | 9 |
| Somerset | 1 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 2 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 19 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Labourer | 9 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 6 |
| Hawker | 2 |
| Tailor Journeyman | 2 |
| Soldier | 2 |
| Joiner | 2 |
| Weaver | 2 |
| Image Maker | 2 |
| Flax Mill | 2 |
| Gardener | 1 |
| Male Servant | 1 |
| School Master | 1 |
| Whitesmith | 1 |
| Mason | 1 |
| Actor | 1 |
| Butcher | 1 |
| Cotton Piecer | 1 |
| Cotton Weaver | 1 |
| Lab | 1 |
| Piecer | 1 |
| Servant | 1 |
| Shoemaker | 1 |
| Tailor | 1 |
| Washerwoman | 1 |
| Blacksmith | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Donley | 170 |
| John Donley | 153 |
| James Donley | 107 |
| William Donley | 79 |
| Thomas Donley | 76 |
| Margaret Donley | 54 |
| Elizabeth Donley | 51 |
| Sarah Donley | 44 |
| Catherine Donley | 42 |
| Ann Donley | 40 |
| Jane Donley | 36 |
| Joseph Donley | 34 |
| Patrick Donley | 34 |
| Edward Donley | 32 |
| Ellen Donley | 32 |
| Michael Donley | 29 |
| Henry Donley | 21 |
| Peter Donley | 20 |
| Annie Donley | 15 |
| Samuel Donley | 15 |
| Charles Donley | 14 |
| George Donley | 14 |
| Hannah Donley | 14 |
| Bridget Donley | 13 |
| Richard Donley | 13 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donelly | 71% | 3,166 |
| 2 | Denley | 83% | 3,067 |
| 3 | Donley | 100% | 1,633 |
| 4 | Donnely | 71% | 866 |
| 5 | Denly | 67% | 581 |
| 6 | Danley | 83% | 558 |
| 7 | Dunley | 83% | 481 |
| 8 | Daniley | 71% | 346 |
| 9 | Donaley | 86% | 333 |
| 10 | Donely | 67% | 308 |
| 11 | Dineley | 71% | 273 |
| 12 | Dinley | 83% | 231 |
| 13 | Danly | 67% | 220 |
| 14 | Dinely | 50% | 216 |
| 15 | Donaly | 67% | 125 |
| 16 | Dainly | 50% | 105 |
| 17 | Donoly | 67% | 105 |
The surname Donley is the 3rd most popular variant of Donelly.