| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 2 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 12 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 6 |
| Essex | 26 |
| Gloucestershire | 1 |
| Hampshire | 9 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 4 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 12 |
| Lancashire | 13 |
| Leicestershire | 6 |
| Lincolnshire | 26 |
| London | 78 |
| Middlesex | 1 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 13 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 1 |
| Oxfordshire | 9 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 4 |
| Somerset | 24 |
| Surrey | 12 |
| Sussex | 3 |
| Staffordshire | 2 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 6 |
| Yorkshire | 63 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 6 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 22 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 11 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 8 |
| Dock Labourer | 5 |
| Coal Hewer | 5 |
| General Labourer | 5 |
| Bricklayer | 2 |
| Charwoman | 2 |
| Brass Rock Maker | 2 |
| Farmer | 2 |
| General Servant Domestic | 2 |
| Blacksmith | 2 |
| Candle Maker | 2 |
| Coal Miner C Hewer | 2 |
| Carpenter | 2 |
| Domestic At Home | 2 |
| Beerhouse Keeper | 1 |
| Boiler Smith Iron Foundery | 1 |
| Agricultural Farm Labourer | 1 |
| Agricultural Farm Work | 1 |
| Coal Merchant | 1 |
| Farmer & Carrier | 1 |
| General Domestic Servant | 1 |
| Monthly Sick Nurse | 1 |
| Coal Hewer Miner | 1 |
| Coal Trimmer | 1 |
| Errand Boy Port Lipton's Limted | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Elley | 178 |
| William Elley | 174 |
| John Elley | 131 |
| Thomas Elley | 106 |
| Elizabeth Elley | 94 |
| Sarah Elley | 86 |
| George Elley | 79 |
| Jane Elley | 55 |
| Ann Elley | 52 |
| Charles Elley | 51 |
| Annie Elley | 45 |
| Emily Elley | 43 |
| James Elley | 43 |
| Joseph Elley | 41 |
| Alice Elley | 39 |
| Alfred Elley | 37 |
| Henry Elley | 37 |
| Eliza Elley | 36 |
| Frederick Elley | 34 |
| Richard Elley | 32 |
| Albert Elley | 31 |
| Arthur Elley | 30 |
| Emma Elley | 26 |
| Maria Elley | 24 |
| Martha Elley | 24 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eley | 80% | 13,721 |
| 2 | Olley | 80% | 7,313 |
| 3 | Alley | 80% | 4,468 |
| 4 | Liley | 60% | 3,610 |
| 5 | Ealey | 80% | 2,444 |
| 6 | Elley | 100% | 2,426 |
| 7 | Lailey | 50% | 1,475 |
| 8 | Lily | 40% | 851 |
| 9 | Elly | 80% | 781 |
| 10 | Luley | 60% | 569 |
| 11 | Ealy | 60% | 393 |
| 12 | Lealey | 67% | 309 |
| 13 | Ulley | 80% | 306 |
| 14 | Luly | 40% | 297 |
| 15 | Ally | 60% | 283 |
| 16 | Laley | 60% | 279 |
| 17 | Leeley | 67% | 198 |
| 18 | Lealy | 40% | 147 |
| 19 | Olly | 60% | 130 |
| 20 | Eeley | 80% | 119 |
| 21 | Laily | 20% | 118 |
| 22 | Eilley | 83% | 104 |
| 23 | Lely | 40% | 102 |
| 24 | Laly | 40% | 101 |
The surname Elley is the 6th most popular variant of Eley.