| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 40 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 11 |
| Cumberland | 1 |
| Derbyshire | 40 |
| Devon | 5 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 115 |
| Gloucestershire | 26 |
| Hampshire | 44 |
| Herefordshire | 8 |
| Hertfordshire | 4 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 7 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 58 |
| Lancashire | 20 |
| Leicestershire | 4 |
| Lincolnshire | 38 |
| London | 219 |
| Middlesex | 38 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 79 |
| Northamptonshire | 4 |
| Nottinghamshire | 6 |
| Oxfordshire | 2 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 7 |
| Shropshire | 1 |
| Suffolk | 131 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 1 |
| Sussex | 2 |
| Staffordshire | 10 |
| Warwickshire | 13 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 6 |
| Worcestershire | 9 |
| Yorkshire | 155 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 15 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Labourer | 47 |
| Female Servant | 47 |
| Independent | 30 |
| Male Servant | 18 |
| Weaver | 15 |
| Labourer | 14 |
| Ag Labourer | 14 |
| Farmer | 11 |
| Shoe Maker | 7 |
| Coal Miner | 7 |
| Carpenter | 7 |
| Blacksmith | 6 |
| Publican | 5 |
| Sawyer | 5 |
| Grocer | 4 |
| Servant | 4 |
| Tailor | 4 |
| Clerk | 4 |
| Butcher | 4 |
| Gardener | 4 |
| Pauper None | 4 |
| Builder | 3 |
| Miller | 3 |
| Engraver | 3 |
| Silk Winder | 3 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Ely | 766 |
| William Ely | 730 |
| John Ely | 638 |
| Elizabeth Ely | 524 |
| George Ely | 519 |
| Sarah Ely | 472 |
| Charles Ely | 365 |
| Thomas Ely | 346 |
| James Ely | 336 |
| Ann Ely | 304 |
| Henry Ely | 206 |
| Alice Ely | 204 |
| Eliza Ely | 198 |
| Joseph Ely | 195 |
| Jane Ely | 181 |
| Robert Ely | 181 |
| Ellen Ely | 177 |
| Emma Ely | 173 |
| Alfred Ely | 168 |
| Annie Ely | 150 |
| Richard Ely | 143 |
| Hannah Ely | 135 |
| Arthur Ely | 133 |
| Emily Ely | 132 |
| Frederick Ely | 125 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lay | 33% | 17,630 |
| 2 | Eley | 75% | 13,721 |
| 3 | Ely | 100% | 12,676 |
| 4 | Ley | 33% | 10,502 |
| 5 | Lye | 33% | 6,717 |
| 6 | Ealey | 60% | 2,444 |
| 7 | Loy | 33% | 2,069 |
| 8 | Aley | 50% | 1,828 |
| 9 | Iley | 50% | 1,726 |
| 10 | Leay | 50% | 1,019 |
| 11 | Elly | 75% | 781 |
| 12 | Oley | 50% | 651 |
| 13 | Laye | 25% | 642 |
| 14 | Loye | 25% | 425 |
| 15 | Ealy | 75% | 393 |
| 16 | Elay | 75% | 272 |
| 17 | Ailey | 40% | 270 |
| 18 | Eli | 67% | 242 |
| 19 | Leoy | 50% | 213 |
| 20 | Auley | 40% | 164 |
| 21 | Eeley | 60% | 119 |
| 22 | Eloy | 75% | 115 |
| 23 | Elli | 50% | 113 |
| 24 | Oaley | 40% | 110 |
The surname Ely is the 3rd most popular variant of Lay.