| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 5 |
| Berkshire | 1 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 1 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 9 |
| Devon | 2 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 5 |
| Gloucestershire | 9 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 2 |
| Lancashire | 11 |
| Leicestershire | 2 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 31 |
| Middlesex | 4 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 9 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 1 |
| Suffolk | 3 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 7 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 4 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 4 |
| Worcestershire | 3 |
| Yorkshire | 8 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 6 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 14 |
| General Labourer | 4 |
| Nurse (domestic) | 2 |
| Private Means | 2 |
| Clogger And Boot Repairer | 2 |
| Labourer At Colliery | 2 |
| Agricultural Laborer | 2 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 2 |
| Shop Keeper | 2 |
| Domestic Servant | 1 |
| Chefs Apprentice | 1 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 1 |
| Assistant Shop (draery) | 1 |
| Boarder | 1 |
| Bricklayers Labourer | 1 |
| Colling Camp Cleaner Above Ground | 1 |
| Corlling Hanlage Hand Below Ground | 1 |
| Manufacturer (wollen) | 1 |
| Horse Keeper On Farm | 1 |
| Lady Housekeeper | 1 |
| Major General Retired From Army | 1 |
| Cook | 1 |
| No Occupation | 1 |
| Labourer In The Heath | 1 |
| Pensioner (statt) | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Laye | 34 |
| Mary Laye | 33 |
| John Laye | 32 |
| Elizabeth Laye | 24 |
| Joseph Laye | 23 |
| Thomas Laye | 22 |
| James Laye | 19 |
| George Laye | 16 |
| Henry Laye | 16 |
| Sarah Laye | 16 |
| Ann Laye | 15 |
| Emma Laye | 15 |
| Charles Laye | 14 |
| Benjamin Laye | 13 |
| Ellen Laye | 13 |
| Jane Laye | 13 |
| Annie Laye | 12 |
| Fanny Laye | 9 |
| Frances Laye | 8 |
| Francis Laye | 8 |
| Frederick Laye | 7 |
| Hannah Laye | 7 |
| Robert Laye | 7 |
| Arthur Laye | 6 |
| Edward Laye | 6 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lay | 75% | 17,630 |
| 2 | Eley | 25% | 13,721 |
| 3 | Ely | 25% | 12,676 |
| 4 | Ley | 50% | 10,502 |
| 5 | Lye | 75% | 6,717 |
| 6 | Lait | 50% | 2,735 |
| 7 | Ealey | 40% | 2,444 |
| 8 | Loy | 50% | 2,069 |
| 9 | Aley | 25% | 1,828 |
| 10 | Iley | 25% | 1,726 |
| 11 | Leay | 50% | 1,019 |
| 12 | Oley | 25% | 651 |
| 13 | Laye | 100% | 642 |
| 14 | Loye | 75% | 425 |
| 15 | Ealy | 25% | 393 |
| 16 | Elay | 50% | 272 |
| 17 | Ailey | 20% | 270 |
| 18 | Laitt | 40% | 250 |
| 19 | Leoy | 25% | 213 |
| 20 | Auley | 20% | 164 |
| 21 | Eeley | 20% | 119 |
| 22 | Eloy | 25% | 115 |
| 23 | Oaley | 40% | 110 |
| 24 | Laigh | 40% | 109 |
The surname Laye is the 13th most popular variant of Lay.