| Bedfordshire | 7 |
| Buckinghamshire | 2 |
| Berkshire | 14 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 4 |
| Cheshire | 130 |
| Cornwall | 2 |
| Cumberland | 11 |
| Derbyshire | 53 |
| Devon | 12 |
| Dorset | 3 |
| Durham | 74 |
| Essex | 72 |
| Gloucestershire | 4 |
| Hampshire | 16 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 18 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 64 |
| Kent | 23 |
| Lancashire | 466 |
| Leicestershire | 17 |
| Lincolnshire | 12 |
| London | 148 |
| Middlesex | 40 |
| Northumberland | 27 |
| Norfolk | 11 |
| Northamptonshire | 5 |
| Nottinghamshire | 36 |
| Oxfordshire | 8 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 5 |
| Suffolk | 2 |
| Somerset | 1 |
| Surrey | 43 |
| Sussex | 6 |
| Staffordshire | 34 |
| Warwickshire | 52 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 13 |
| Yorkshire | 3,677 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 5 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 3 |
| Flintshire | 5 |
| Glamorgan | 6 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 387 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 66 |
| Weaver | 37 |
| Farmer | 27 |
| Private Means | 23 |
| Labourer | 22 |
| Woollen Weaver | 22 |
| At Home | 21 |
| None | 21 |
| Dressmaker | 19 |
| Coal Miner (hewer) | 19 |
| Joiner | 18 |
| General Labourer | 17 |
| House Keeper | 17 |
| At School | 17 |
| Scholar | 17 |
| Housekeeper | 16 |
| Cloth Weaver | 16 |
| Clerk | 14 |
| Blacksmith | 14 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 14 |
| Domestic Servant | 13 |
| Shop Assistant | 12 |
| Winder | 12 |
| Worsted Weaver | 12 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Kaye | 1,828 |
| John Kaye | 1,589 |
| William Kaye | 1,294 |
| Sarah Kaye | 1,226 |
| George Kaye | 984 |
| Elizabeth Kaye | 919 |
| Joseph Kaye | 757 |
| Ann Kaye | 707 |
| James Kaye | 696 |
| Hannah Kaye | 593 |
| Thomas Kaye | 556 |
| Charles Kaye | 535 |
| Annie Kaye | 486 |
| Emma Kaye | 458 |
| Martha Kaye | 441 |
| Jane Kaye | 438 |
| Henry Kaye | 417 |
| Eliza Kaye | 391 |
| Alice Kaye | 351 |
| Arthur Kaye | 345 |
| Ellen Kaye | 320 |
| Emily Kaye | 252 |
| Edith Kaye | 251 |
| Fred Kaye | 250 |
| Harry Kaye | 245 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kay | 75% | 85,028 |
| 2 | Key | 50% | 32,408 |
| 3 | Kaye | 100% | 27,763 |
| 4 | Oakey | 40% | 5,180 |
| 5 | Keay | 50% | 4,721 |
| 6 | Okey | 25% | 1,867 |
| 7 | Cay | 50% | 937 |
| 8 | Keigh | 20% | 291 |
| 9 | Keey | 25% | 281 |
| 10 | Cais | 25% | 199 |
| 11 | Quaye | 60% | 189 |
| 12 | Keye | 75% | 163 |
| 13 | Kye | 75% | 158 |
The surname Kaye is the 3rd most popular variant of Kay.