| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 4 |
| Berkshire | 4 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 2 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 72 |
| Dorset | 18 |
| Durham | 2 |
| Essex | 6 |
| Gloucestershire | 48 |
| Hampshire | 4 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 2 |
| Lancashire | 21 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 1 |
| London | 32 |
| Middlesex | 24 |
| Northumberland | 2 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 26 |
| Surrey | 10 |
| Sussex | 5 |
| Staffordshire | 6 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 47 |
| Worcestershire | 13 |
| Yorkshire | 16 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 25 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 12 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 33 |
| General Labourer | 4 |
| Labourer | 3 |
| Scholar | 3 |
| Dock Labourer | 3 |
| Dressmaker | 3 |
| Farmer | 3 |
| Farmers Son Working On Farm | 3 |
| Private Means | 2 |
| Collier (hewer) | 2 |
| Domestic | 2 |
| Labourer General | 2 |
| Plasterer | 2 |
| Grocer | 2 |
| Plumber | 2 |
| Cabinet Maker | 2 |
| Char Woman | 2 |
| Assistant In Business | 2 |
| Carpenter | 2 |
| Coachman Domestic | 2 |
| Farm Labourer | 2 |
| Gardener | 2 |
| Groom Domestic | 2 |
| Blacksmith | 2 |
| Boot And Shoe Maker Rounder | 2 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Flay | 111 |
| Mary Flay | 70 |
| Elizabeth Flay | 66 |
| John Flay | 62 |
| Henry Flay | 57 |
| Charles Flay | 50 |
| Thomas Flay | 34 |
| George Flay | 32 |
| James Flay | 31 |
| Ellen Flay | 30 |
| Sarah Flay | 30 |
| Emily Flay | 26 |
| Frederick Flay | 24 |
| Albert Flay | 22 |
| Alfred Flay | 22 |
| Ann Flay | 22 |
| Eliza Flay | 22 |
| Samuel Flay | 20 |
| Fanny Flay | 17 |
| Jane Flay | 17 |
| Alice Flay | 14 |
| Emma Flay | 14 |
| Annie Flay | 13 |
| Joseph Flay | 13 |
| Louisa Flay | 13 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Foley | 60% | 21,619 |
| 2 | Fly | 75% | 1,495 |
| 3 | Flay | 100% | 1,340 |
| 4 | Feeley | 50% | 1,228 |
| 5 | Faley | 60% | 715 |
| 6 | Feely | 40% | 703 |
| 7 | Fley | 75% | 635 |
| 8 | Filey | 60% | 357 |
| 9 | Failey | 50% | 335 |
| 10 | Fealey | 50% | 309 |
| 11 | Fooley | 50% | 269 |
| 12 | Floy | 75% | 214 |
| 13 | Foly | 50% | 204 |
| 14 | Fleay | 80% | 159 |
| 15 | Flye | 50% | 140 |
| 16 | Feley | 60% | 109 |
The surname Flay is the 3rd most popular variant of Foley.