| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 2 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 1 |
| Essex | 9 |
| Gloucestershire | 6 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 1 |
| Lancashire | 0 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 1 |
| London | 5 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 6 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 1 |
| Suffolk | 2 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 4 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 3 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 1 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 5 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 8 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 7 |
| Housemaid | 2 |
| Labourer's Widow | 1 |
| Seaman | 1 |
| Fitter | 1 |
| House Keeper | 1 |
| Thatcher | 1 |
| Charwoman | 1 |
| Journeyman Shoe Maker | 1 |
| Boiler Maker | 1 |
| General Labourer | 1 |
| Sick Attendant | 1 |
| Labourer | 1 |
| Labourer Wife | 1 |
| Shoe Dover | 1 |
| Shoe Maker | 1 |
| House Servant | 1 |
| Stay Maker | 1 |
| Plasterer | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Ealy | 37 |
| Mary Ealy | 31 |
| John Ealy | 26 |
| George Ealy | 18 |
| Ann Ealy | 17 |
| Elizabeth Ealy | 16 |
| James Ealy | 15 |
| Edward Ealy | 11 |
| Sarah Ealy | 11 |
| Thomas Ealy | 11 |
| Henry Ealy | 9 |
| Annie Ealy | 8 |
| Jane Ealy | 7 |
| Charlotte Ealy | 6 |
| Eliza Ealy | 6 |
| Joseph Ealy | 6 |
| Samuel Ealy | 6 |
| Richard Ealy | 5 |
| Alfred Ealy | 4 |
| Alice Ealy | 4 |
| Caroline Ealy | 4 |
| Catherine Ealy | 4 |
| Frederick Ealy | 4 |
| Martha Ealy | 4 |
| Ruth Ealy | 4 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lay | 50% | 17,630 |
| 2 | Eley | 50% | 13,721 |
| 3 | Ely | 75% | 12,676 |
| 4 | Ley | 25% | 10,502 |
| 5 | Lye | 25% | 6,717 |
| 6 | Ealey | 80% | 2,444 |
| 7 | Elley | 60% | 2,426 |
| 8 | Loy | 25% | 2,069 |
| 9 | Aley | 50% | 1,828 |
| 10 | Iley | 25% | 1,726 |
| 11 | Leay | 50% | 1,019 |
| 12 | Oley | 25% | 651 |
| 13 | Laye | 25% | 642 |
| 14 | Loye | 0% | 425 |
| 15 | Ealy | 100% | 393 |
| 16 | Elay | 50% | 272 |
| 17 | Ailey | 40% | 270 |
| 18 | Leoy | 25% | 213 |
| 19 | Auley | 40% | 164 |
| 20 | Eeley | 60% | 119 |
| 21 | Eloy | 50% | 115 |
| 22 | Oaley | 60% | 110 |
The surname Ealy is the 15th most popular variant of Lay.