| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 2 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 12 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 3 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 10 |
| Dorset | 3 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 2 |
| Gloucestershire | 10 |
| Hampshire | 30 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 14 |
| Lancashire | 14 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 6 |
| London | 29 |
| Middlesex | 15 |
| Northumberland | 5 |
| Norfolk | 5 |
| Northamptonshire | 2 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 1 |
| Somerset | 12 |
| Surrey | 27 |
| Sussex | 7 |
| Staffordshire | 14 |
| Warwickshire | 5 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 4 |
| Worcestershire | 4 |
| Yorkshire | 16 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 22 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 47 |
| General Labourer | 7 |
| Domestic Servant | 5 |
| Dress Maker | 4 |
| Fustian Cutter | 3 |
| General Servant | 3 |
| General Domestic Servant | 2 |
| Ribbon Weaver Silk | 2 |
| Silk Piecer | 2 |
| Living On Own Means | 2 |
| Housemaid Domestic Servant | 2 |
| French Polisher | 2 |
| Law Student Innes Temple | 2 |
| Iron Monger | 2 |
| Farm Labourer | 2 |
| Coal Collier | 1 |
| Coal Haulier | 1 |
| Cavalry Private | 1 |
| Ironmongers Assistant | 1 |
| Scholar St Michails Orphanage | 1 |
| Student Of Medicines Boys College | 1 |
| Telegraphist Messenger | 1 |
| House Maid Domestic Servant | 1 |
| Musician | 1 |
| Professor Of Music Band Master | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Fly | 107 |
| John Fly | 98 |
| Mary Fly | 78 |
| Elizabeth Fly | 74 |
| George Fly | 63 |
| Sarah Fly | 59 |
| James Fly | 58 |
| Thomas Fly | 48 |
| Ann Fly | 43 |
| Henry Fly | 40 |
| Edward Fly | 31 |
| Charles Fly | 30 |
| Jane Fly | 27 |
| Emma Fly | 22 |
| Ellen Fly | 21 |
| Walter Fly | 21 |
| Edwin Fly | 20 |
| Robert Fly | 19 |
| Albert Fly | 18 |
| Alfred Fly | 17 |
| Samuel Fly | 17 |
| Annie Fly | 15 |
| Hannah Fly | 15 |
| Arthur Fly | 14 |
| Eliza Fly | 14 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Foley | 60% | 21,619 |
| 2 | Fly | 100% | 1,495 |
| 3 | Flay | 75% | 1,340 |
| 4 | Feeley | 50% | 1,228 |
| 5 | Faley | 60% | 715 |
| 6 | Feely | 60% | 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 | 75% | 204 |
| 14 | Fleay | 60% | 159 |
| 15 | Flye | 75% | 140 |
| 16 | Feley | 60% | 109 |
The surname Fly is the 2nd most popular variant of Foley.