| Bedfordshire | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 5 |
| Berkshire | 5 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 5 |
| Cheshire | 3 |
| Cornwall | 31 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 2 |
| Devon | 612 |
| Dorset | 15 |
| Durham | 1 |
| Essex | 52 |
| Gloucestershire | 75 |
| Hampshire | 29 |
| Herefordshire | 3 |
| Hertfordshire | 4 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 25 |
| Lancashire | 103 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 8 |
| London | 212 |
| Middlesex | 15 |
| Northumberland | 2 |
| Norfolk | 4 |
| Northamptonshire | 19 |
| Nottinghamshire | 43 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 1 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 33 |
| Surrey | 31 |
| Sussex | 14 |
| Staffordshire | 7 |
| Warwickshire | 4 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 2 |
| Worcestershire | 5 |
| Yorkshire | 68 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 10 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 123 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 11 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 28 |
| General Servant Domestic | 16 |
| Dress Maker | 15 |
| Cook Domestic | 10 |
| House Maid Domestic | 10 |
| General Labourer | 9 |
| Laundress Wash | 9 |
| Carpenter | 8 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 7 |
| School Teacher | 6 |
| Tailor | 6 |
| Bargeman | 6 |
| Farmer | 6 |
| Cabinet Maker | 5 |
| Charwoman | 5 |
| Domestic Servant | 5 |
| House Keeper | 5 |
| Scholar | 5 |
| Servant Domestic | 5 |
| Carpenter & Joiner | 5 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 5 |
| At School | 5 |
| Mason | 5 |
| Coal Merchant | 5 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 5 |
| 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.