| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 3 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 3 |
| Essex | 0 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 0 |
| Lancashire | 3 |
| Leicestershire | 1 |
| Lincolnshire | 1 |
| London | 4 |
| Middlesex | 1 |
| Northumberland | 4 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 1 |
| Warwickshire | 6 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 20 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 9 |
| Dress Maker | 2 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 2 |
| Grocer | 1 |
| Labourer | 1 |
| Colliery Horse Keeper | 1 |
| Plumber | 1 |
| Tobacconist | 1 |
| Wife | 1 |
| Tailor | 1 |
| Annuitant | 1 |
| Cook Domestic | 1 |
| Nurse | 1 |
| Footman | 1 |
| Dyer Apprentice | 1 |
| Cook | 1 |
| Brass Tub Drawer | 1 |
| Electro Plate Polisher | 1 |
| Carriers Widow | 1 |
| Cutler | 1 |
| Domestic Servant | 1 |
| Needle Woman | 1 |
| Railway Labourer | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Failey | 26 |
| George Failey | 25 |
| William Failey | 21 |
| John Failey | 19 |
| Thomas Failey | 13 |
| Elizabeth Failey | 12 |
| Sarah Failey | 10 |
| Ann Failey | 7 |
| Ellen Failey | 7 |
| James Failey | 7 |
| Alice Failey | 6 |
| Jane Failey | 6 |
| Rebecca Failey | 6 |
| Robert Failey | 6 |
| Charles Failey | 5 |
| Edward Failey | 5 |
| Emma Failey | 4 |
| Fanny Failey | 4 |
| Hannah Failey | 4 |
| Harry Failey | 4 |
| Isabella Failey | 4 |
| Joseph Failey | 4 |
| Margaret Failey | 4 |
| Michael Failey | 4 |
| Richard Failey | 4 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Foley | 67% | 21,619 |
| 2 | Fly | 50% | 1,495 |
| 3 | Flay | 50% | 1,340 |
| 4 | Feeley | 67% | 1,228 |
| 5 | Faley | 83% | 715 |
| 6 | Feely | 50% | 703 |
| 7 | Fley | 67% | 635 |
| 8 | Filey | 83% | 357 |
| 9 | Failey | 100% | 335 |
| 10 | Fealey | 67% | 309 |
| 11 | Fooley | 67% | 269 |
| 12 | Floy | 50% | 214 |
| 13 | Falley | 83% | 209 |
| 14 | Foly | 50% | 204 |
| 15 | Fleay | 50% | 159 |
| 16 | Flye | 33% | 140 |
| 17 | Feley | 67% | 109 |
The surname Failey is the 9th most popular variant of Foley.