| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 41 |
| Cornwall | 6 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 8 |
| Devon | 10 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 1 |
| Essex | 2 |
| Gloucestershire | 7 |
| Hampshire | 2 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 0 |
| Lancashire | 11 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 15 |
| Middlesex | 3 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 1 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 5 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 1 |
| Staffordshire | 4 |
| Warwickshire | 1 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 1 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 3 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 2 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 20 |
| Annuitant | 4 |
| Domestic Servant | 3 |
| Tailor | 3 |
| Almswoman | 2 |
| Dress Maker | 2 |
| Joiner | 2 |
| Cotton Framework Kniller | 2 |
| Boiler Maker Keyham | 2 |
| Labourer | 2 |
| Paper Bag Maker | 2 |
| Tailoress | 2 |
| Coachman Domestic | 1 |
| Farmer Employing 31 Acers & @ Boys & 2 Women & Lan | 1 |
| Bobbin Turner Cotton | 1 |
| Frame Works Kniller's Wife | 1 |
| Upper Of Inland Revenue | 1 |
| Laundress | 1 |
| Cook Domestic | 1 |
| Fireman | 1 |
| General Servant | 1 |
| Iron Moulder | 1 |
| Gardener | 1 |
| Plaster | 1 |
| Powder Flask Maker | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Leay | 74 |
| John Leay | 65 |
| William Leay | 56 |
| Joseph Leay | 45 |
| Elizabeth Leay | 44 |
| James Leay | 40 |
| Ann Leay | 32 |
| Thomas Leay | 31 |
| Sarah Leay | 30 |
| George Leay | 27 |
| Annie Leay | 22 |
| Margaret Leay | 22 |
| Richard Leay | 20 |
| Catherine Leay | 19 |
| Ellen Leay | 18 |
| Edward Leay | 15 |
| Emma Leay | 15 |
| Jane Leay | 15 |
| Robert Leay | 14 |
| Arthur Leay | 11 |
| Eliza Leay | 11 |
| Charlotte Leay | 10 |
| Esther Leay | 10 |
| Florence Leay | 10 |
| Frederick Leay | 10 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lay | 75% | 17,630 |
| 2 | Eley | 50% | 13,721 |
| 3 | Ely | 50% | 12,676 |
| 4 | Ley | 75% | 10,502 |
| 5 | Lye | 25% | 6,717 |
| 6 | Ealey | 40% | 2,444 |
| 7 | Loy | 50% | 2,069 |
| 8 | Aley | 50% | 1,828 |
| 9 | Iley | 50% | 1,726 |
| 10 | Leay | 100% | 1,019 |
| 11 | Oley | 50% | 651 |
| 12 | Laye | 50% | 642 |
| 13 | Loye | 25% | 425 |
| 14 | Ealy | 50% | 393 |
| 15 | Elay | 50% | 272 |
| 16 | Ailey | 40% | 270 |
| 17 | Leoy | 75% | 213 |
| 18 | Auley | 40% | 164 |
| 19 | Eeley | 40% | 119 |
| 20 | Eloy | 25% | 115 |
| 21 | Oaley | 40% | 110 |
The surname Leay is the 10th most popular variant of Lay.