| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 7 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 7 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 0 |
| Gloucestershire | 14 |
| Hampshire | 1 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 0 |
| Lancashire | 0 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 9 |
| London | 13 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 3 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 1 |
| Suffolk | 9 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 3 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 2 |
| Warwickshire | 1 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 15 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 9 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 19 |
| None At Home | 3 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 2 |
| Labourer | 2 |
| Quarryman | 2 |
| Shoe Maker | 2 |
| Farmer | 2 |
| At Home | 1 |
| Boot Pasterer | 1 |
| Packer Cocoa Works | 1 |
| Tailor | 1 |
| Farm Labourer | 1 |
| Rural Letter Barrier | 1 |
| Cook Domestic Servant | 1 |
| Fur Sewer | 1 |
| Hosier's Assistant | 1 |
| Licensed Victualler | 1 |
| Mercantile Clerk | 1 |
| Parlourmaid Domestic | 1 |
| Cook Domestic | 1 |
| Gardener | 1 |
| Grocer Apprentice | 1 |
| Dockside Labourer | 1 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 1 |
| White German Silver Buffer | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Elay | 21 |
| Mary Elay | 17 |
| George Elay | 16 |
| Thomas Elay | 13 |
| John Elay | 11 |
| Eliza Elay | 10 |
| Elizabeth Elay | 10 |
| Sarah Elay | 7 |
| Ann Elay | 6 |
| Frederick Elay | 6 |
| Alice Elay | 5 |
| Charles Elay | 5 |
| Edward Elay | 5 |
| Emma Elay | 5 |
| James Elay | 5 |
| Alfred Elay | 4 |
| Arthur Elay | 4 |
| Ellen Elay | 4 |
| Joseph Elay | 4 |
| Martha Elay | 4 |
| Charlotte Elay | 3 |
| Edwin Elay | 3 |
| Henry Elay | 3 |
| Louisa Elay | 3 |
| Richard Elay | 3 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lay | 75% | 17,630 |
| 2 | Eley | 75% | 13,721 |
| 3 | Ely | 75% | 12,676 |
| 4 | Ley | 50% | 10,502 |
| 5 | Lye | 25% | 6,717 |
| 6 | Ealey | 60% | 2,444 |
| 7 | Loy | 50% | 2,069 |
| 8 | Aley | 50% | 1,828 |
| 9 | Iley | 50% | 1,726 |
| 10 | Leay | 50% | 1,019 |
| 11 | Oley | 50% | 651 |
| 12 | Laye | 50% | 642 |
| 13 | Loye | 25% | 425 |
| 14 | Ealy | 50% | 393 |
| 15 | Elay | 100% | 272 |
| 16 | Ailey | 40% | 270 |
| 17 | Leoy | 25% | 213 |
| 18 | Auley | 40% | 164 |
| 19 | Eeley | 60% | 119 |
| 20 | Eloy | 75% | 115 |
| 21 | Oaley | 40% | 110 |
The surname Elay is the 15th most popular variant of Lay.