| Bedfordshire | 4 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 1 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 5 |
| Cheshire | 1 |
| Cornwall | 12 |
| Cumberland | 8 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 257 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 3 |
| Essex | 18 |
| Gloucestershire | 12 |
| Hampshire | 16 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 1 |
| Lancashire | 45 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 19 |
| London | 72 |
| Middlesex | 17 |
| Northumberland | 1 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 2 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 2 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 2 |
| Sussex | 4 |
| Staffordshire | 4 |
| Warwickshire | 17 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 4 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 19 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 5 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| General Labourer | 8 |
| Living On Own Means | 6 |
| Scholar | 5 |
| Laundress Wash | 5 |
| General Servant Domestic | 4 |
| Carpenter | 4 |
| Cook Domestic | 3 |
| Lodging House Keeper | 3 |
| Railway Clerk | 3 |
| Attending School | 3 |
| Cotton Weaver | 3 |
| Charwoman | 3 |
| Market Gardener | 3 |
| Farmer | 3 |
| Gardener Domestic | 3 |
| General Domestic | 3 |
| Laundress | 3 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 3 |
| Servant Domestic | 3 |
| Iron Works Labourer | 3 |
| School | 3 |
| Clerk | 2 |
| Coachman Domestic | 2 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 2 |
| Joiner | 2 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Gidley | 285 |
| Mary Gidley | 276 |
| William Gidley | 274 |
| Elizabeth Gidley | 221 |
| George Gidley | 197 |
| Ann Gidley | 108 |
| Richard Gidley | 95 |
| Sarah Gidley | 91 |
| Thomas Gidley | 90 |
| James Gidley | 87 |
| Emma Gidley | 71 |
| Samuel Gidley | 71 |
| Charles Gidley | 70 |
| Eliza Gidley | 64 |
| Jane Gidley | 60 |
| Annie Gidley | 57 |
| Henry Gidley | 48 |
| Frederick Gidley | 47 |
| Alice Gidley | 46 |
| Ellen Gidley | 44 |
| Charlotte Gidley | 42 |
| Albert Gidley | 39 |
| Emily Gidley | 37 |
| Maria Gidley | 36 |
| Susan Gidley | 36 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Godley | 83% | 7,924 |
| 2 | Gidley | 100% | 4,037 |
| 3 | Goodley | 71% | 1,917 |
| 4 | Godly | 67% | 397 |
| 5 | Gedley | 83% | 180 |
| 6 | Gadley | 83% | 179 |
| 7 | Goadley | 71% | 155 |
| 8 | Gudley | 83% | 140 |
| 9 | Goodly | 50% | 113 |
The surname Gidley is the 2nd most popular variant of Godley.