| Bedfordshire | 42 |
| Buckinghamshire | 54 |
| Berkshire | 264 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 6 |
| Cornwall | 16 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 11 |
| Devon | 41 |
| Dorset | 16 |
| Durham | 73 |
| Essex | 222 |
| Gloucestershire | 15 |
| Hampshire | 74 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 24 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 7 |
| Kent | 36 |
| Lancashire | 105 |
| Leicestershire | 28 |
| Lincolnshire | 16 |
| London | 590 |
| Middlesex | 134 |
| Northumberland | 3 |
| Norfolk | 28 |
| Northamptonshire | 64 |
| Nottinghamshire | 14 |
| Oxfordshire | 163 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 15 |
| Suffolk | 169 |
| Somerset | 34 |
| Surrey | 76 |
| Sussex | 57 |
| Staffordshire | 37 |
| Warwickshire | 52 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 104 |
| Worcestershire | 16 |
| Yorkshire | 92 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 6 |
| Denbighshire | 9 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 48 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 2 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 43 |
| General Labourer | 36 |
| General Servant Domestic | 33 |
| Carpenter | 27 |
| Cook Domestic | 23 |
| Scholar | 20 |
| Dress Maker | 17 |
| Domestic Servant | 16 |
| Farmer | 16 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 14 |
| Gardener Domestic | 13 |
| Dressmaker | 11 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 10 |
| Charwoman | 9 |
| Laundress | 9 |
| Laundress Wash | 9 |
| Draper Assistant | 8 |
| Blacksmith | 8 |
| Dock Labourer | 7 |
| House Maid Domestic | 7 |
| Painter | 7 |
| Railway Porter | 7 |
| Baker Bread Maker | 7 |
| Plumber | 6 |
| Police Constable | 6 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Lay | 1,084 |
| Mary Lay | 1,011 |
| John Lay | 870 |
| George Lay | 662 |
| Elizabeth Lay | 638 |
| James Lay | 572 |
| Sarah Lay | 561 |
| Thomas Lay | 543 |
| Charles Lay | 388 |
| Henry Lay | 377 |
| Ann Lay | 330 |
| Emma Lay | 295 |
| Jane Lay | 290 |
| Eliza Lay | 285 |
| Joseph Lay | 265 |
| Robert Lay | 262 |
| Alfred Lay | 258 |
| Annie Lay | 254 |
| Frederick Lay | 253 |
| Alice Lay | 250 |
| Ellen Lay | 246 |
| Arthur Lay | 232 |
| Edward Lay | 225 |
| Walter Lay | 199 |
| Emily Lay | 197 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lay | 100% | 17,630 |
| 2 | Eley | 50% | 13,721 |
| 3 | Ely | 33% | 12,676 |
| 4 | Ley | 67% | 10,502 |
| 5 | Lye | 33% | 6,717 |
| 6 | Lait | 50% | 2,735 |
| 7 | Ealey | 40% | 2,444 |
| 8 | Loy | 67% | 2,069 |
| 9 | Aley | 50% | 1,828 |
| 10 | Iley | 50% | 1,726 |
| 11 | Leay | 75% | 1,019 |
| 12 | Oley | 50% | 651 |
| 13 | Laye | 75% | 642 |
| 14 | Loye | 50% | 425 |
| 15 | Ealy | 50% | 393 |
| 16 | Elay | 75% | 272 |
| 17 | Ailey | 40% | 270 |
| 18 | Laitt | 40% | 250 |
| 19 | Leoy | 50% | 213 |
| 20 | Auley | 40% | 164 |
| 21 | Eeley | 40% | 119 |
| 22 | Eloy | 50% | 115 |
| 23 | Oaley | 40% | 110 |
| 24 | Laigh | 40% | 109 |
The surname Lay is the most popular version of all its varients