| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 15 |
| Derbyshire | 1 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 6 |
| Durham | 233 |
| Essex | 0 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 11 |
| Lancashire | 25 |
| Leicestershire | 3 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 6 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 35 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 3 |
| Nottinghamshire | 1 |
| Oxfordshire | 7 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 28 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 1 |
| Staffordshire | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 12 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 61 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 59 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 15 |
| Labourer | 5 |
| General Labourer | 4 |
| Errand Boy | 3 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 3 |
| Limestone Quarryman | 3 |
| Coal Hewer Miner | 2 |
| Domestic Servant | 2 |
| Fitters Apprentice Loco Railway Dept | 2 |
| Railway Engine Stoker | 2 |
| At Home | 2 |
| Coal Miner Putter | 2 |
| Coal Trimmer | 2 |
| Fablemindad | 2 |
| Green Grocer | 2 |
| Colliery Labourer Above Ground | 2 |
| Plumber | 1 |
| Printer Bookbinder | 1 |
| Printer Pap?? | 1 |
| Pupil Teacher | 1 |
| Weaver | 1 |
| Weaver Cotton | 1 |
| General Labourer Iron Work | 1 |
| Implement Blacksmith | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Iley | 157 |
| William Iley | 122 |
| Mary Iley | 121 |
| Elizabeth Iley | 88 |
| George Iley | 80 |
| Thomas Iley | 75 |
| Margaret Iley | 69 |
| James Iley | 62 |
| Sarah Iley | 59 |
| Joseph Iley | 52 |
| Ann Iley | 46 |
| Jane Iley | 39 |
| Hannah Iley | 29 |
| Henry Iley | 28 |
| Ellen Iley | 27 |
| Frances Iley | 26 |
| Robert Iley | 26 |
| Annie Iley | 24 |
| Frederick Iley | 22 |
| Edith Iley | 18 |
| Isabella Iley | 18 |
| Catherine Iley | 17 |
| Florence Iley | 13 |
| Dixon Iley | 11 |
| Ralph Iley | 11 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lay | 50% | 17,630 |
| 2 | Eley | 75% | 13,721 |
| 3 | Ely | 50% | 12,676 |
| 4 | Ley | 75% | 10,502 |
| 5 | Lye | 25% | 6,717 |
| 6 | Ealey | 60% | 2,444 |
| 7 | Loy | 50% | 2,069 |
| 8 | Aley | 75% | 1,828 |
| 9 | Iley | 100% | 1,726 |
| 10 | Leay | 50% | 1,019 |
| 11 | Oley | 75% | 651 |
| 12 | Laye | 25% | 642 |
| 13 | Loye | 25% | 425 |
| 14 | Ealy | 25% | 393 |
| 15 | Elay | 50% | 272 |
| 16 | Ailey | 80% | 270 |
| 17 | Leoy | 50% | 213 |
| 18 | Auley | 60% | 164 |
| 19 | Eeley | 60% | 119 |
| 20 | Eloy | 50% | 115 |
| 21 | Oaley | 60% | 110 |
The surname Iley is the 9th most popular variant of Lay.