| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 6 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 5 |
| Cheshire | 7 |
| Cornwall | 115 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 498 |
| Dorset | 7 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 6 |
| Gloucestershire | 33 |
| Hampshire | 20 |
| Herefordshire | 2 |
| Hertfordshire | 10 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 3 |
| Lancashire | 6 |
| Leicestershire | 7 |
| Lincolnshire | 27 |
| London | 64 |
| Middlesex | 3 |
| Northumberland | 1 |
| Norfolk | 2 |
| Northamptonshire | 4 |
| Nottinghamshire | 21 |
| Oxfordshire | 8 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 2 |
| Somerset | 18 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 2 |
| Staffordshire | 13 |
| Warwickshire | 1 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 11 |
| Worcestershire | 3 |
| Yorkshire | 27 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 8 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 4 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Labourer | 70 |
| Independent | 55 |
| Female Servant | 50 |
| Male Servant | 23 |
| Labourer | 14 |
| Carpenter | 12 |
| Farmer | 12 |
| Shoe Maker | 10 |
| Fisher Man | 6 |
| Clerk | 6 |
| Dress Maker | 6 |
| Independant | 5 |
| Blacksmith | 4 |
| Mason | 4 |
| Apprentice | 4 |
| Tailor | 4 |
| Copper Mine Labourer | 3 |
| School Master | 3 |
| Bailiff | 3 |
| Cord Wainer | 3 |
| Assistant | 3 |
| Coal Miner | 3 |
| Cooper | 2 |
| Servant | 2 |
| Worsted Spinner | 2 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Ley | 841 |
| John Ley | 796 |
| William Ley | 718 |
| Elizabeth Ley | 541 |
| George Ley | 393 |
| James Ley | 350 |
| Thomas Ley | 323 |
| Sarah Ley | 222 |
| Jane Ley | 214 |
| Henry Ley | 210 |
| Ann Ley | 204 |
| Richard Ley | 169 |
| Samuel Ley | 153 |
| Emma Ley | 149 |
| Charles Ley | 143 |
| Ellen Ley | 135 |
| Eliza Ley | 130 |
| Edward Ley | 129 |
| Frederick Ley | 122 |
| Annie Ley | 107 |
| Emily Ley | 96 |
| Edwin Ley | 94 |
| Arthur Ley | 88 |
| Joseph Ley | 87 |
| Maria Ley | 86 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lay | 67% | 17,630 |
| 2 | Eley | 75% | 13,721 |
| 3 | Ely | 33% | 12,676 |
| 4 | Ley | 100% | 10,502 |
| 5 | Lye | 33% | 6,717 |
| 6 | Lait | 25% | 2,735 |
| 7 | Ealey | 60% | 2,444 |
| 8 | Loy | 67% | 2,069 |
| 9 | Aley | 75% | 1,828 |
| 10 | Iley | 75% | 1,726 |
| 11 | Leay | 75% | 1,019 |
| 12 | Oley | 75% | 651 |
| 13 | Laye | 50% | 642 |
| 14 | Loye | 50% | 425 |
| 15 | Ealy | 25% | 393 |
| 16 | Elay | 50% | 272 |
| 17 | Ailey | 60% | 270 |
| 18 | Laitt | 20% | 250 |
| 19 | Leoy | 75% | 213 |
| 20 | Auley | 60% | 164 |
| 21 | Eeley | 60% | 119 |
| 22 | Eloy | 50% | 115 |
| 23 | Oaley | 60% | 110 |
| 24 | Laigh | 20% | 109 |
The surname Ley is the 4th most popular variant of Lay.