| Bedfordshire | 4 |
| Buckinghamshire | 3 |
| Berkshire | 2 |
| Cambridgeshire | 2 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 8 |
| Cornwall | 11 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 11 |
| Devon | 3 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 16 |
| Gloucestershire | 2 |
| Hampshire | 7 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 2 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 16 |
| Lancashire | 56 |
| Leicestershire | 3 |
| Lincolnshire | 9 |
| London | 81 |
| Middlesex | 21 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 6 |
| Northamptonshire | 29 |
| Nottinghamshire | 1 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 1 |
| Suffolk | 8 |
| Somerset | 7 |
| Surrey | 7 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 16 |
| Warwickshire | 6 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 22 |
| Worcestershire | 3 |
| Yorkshire | 88 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 1 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 87 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 10 |
| General Labourer | 7 |
| Dress Maker | 5 |
| Butcher's Assistant | 4 |
| Dock Labourer | 4 |
| Farm Labourer | 3 |
| Quarry Man State | 3 |
| Living On Own Means | 3 |
| Housemaid | 3 |
| Carpet Weaver | 3 |
| Domestic Servant Cook | 2 |
| General Servant | 2 |
| Cook Domestic Servant | 2 |
| Domestic Servant | 2 |
| Boot Maker | 2 |
| Carman | 2 |
| Carpenter | 2 |
| Clerk | 2 |
| Draper | 2 |
| Book Keeper | 2 |
| Coachman Domestic Servant | 2 |
| Laundress Wash | 2 |
| Shepherd | 2 |
| Woollen Worsted Weaver | 2 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Ealey | 174 |
| William Ealey | 172 |
| John Ealey | 153 |
| Elizabeth Ealey | 103 |
| Sarah Ealey | 100 |
| James Ealey | 83 |
| George Ealey | 69 |
| Thomas Ealey | 67 |
| Ann Ealey | 66 |
| Charles Ealey | 60 |
| Henry Ealey | 49 |
| Eliza Ealey | 45 |
| Jane Ealey | 40 |
| Frederick Ealey | 38 |
| Edward Ealey | 37 |
| Emily Ealey | 31 |
| Alfred Ealey | 30 |
| Annie Ealey | 30 |
| Martha Ealey | 30 |
| Alice Ealey | 29 |
| Hannah Ealey | 29 |
| Arthur Ealey | 28 |
| Ellen Ealey | 26 |
| Joseph Ealey | 26 |
| Edith Ealey | 24 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lay | 40% | 17,630 |
| 2 | Eley | 80% | 13,721 |
| 3 | Ely | 60% | 12,676 |
| 4 | Ley | 60% | 10,502 |
| 5 | Lye | 20% | 6,717 |
| 6 | Ealey | 100% | 2,444 |
| 7 | Elley | 80% | 2,426 |
| 8 | Loy | 40% | 2,069 |
| 9 | Aley | 80% | 1,828 |
| 10 | Iley | 60% | 1,726 |
| 11 | Leay | 40% | 1,019 |
| 12 | Oley | 60% | 651 |
| 13 | Laye | 40% | 642 |
| 14 | Loye | 20% | 425 |
| 15 | Ealy | 80% | 393 |
| 16 | Elay | 60% | 272 |
| 17 | Ailey | 60% | 270 |
| 18 | Leoy | 40% | 213 |
| 19 | Auley | 60% | 164 |
| 20 | Eeley | 80% | 119 |
| 21 | Eloy | 60% | 115 |
| 22 | Oaley | 80% | 110 |
The surname Ealey is the 6th most popular variant of Lay.