| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 10 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 2 |
| Cornwall | 11 |
| Cumberland | 8 |
| Derbyshire | 1 |
| Devon | 13 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 19 |
| Essex | 1 |
| Gloucestershire | 5 |
| Hampshire | 11 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 1 |
| Lancashire | 35 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 10 |
| London | 24 |
| Middlesex | 2 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 1 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 7 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 2 |
| Sussex | 1 |
| Staffordshire | 12 |
| Warwickshire | 4 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 1 |
| Yorkshire | 150 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 7 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 5 |
| Grocer | 5 |
| House Maid Domestic | 4 |
| Dress Maker | 4 |
| Living At House | 4 |
| Scholar | 4 |
| General Labourer | 3 |
| Domestic Servant | 3 |
| File Grinder | 3 |
| Dressmaker | 2 |
| Farmer | 2 |
| General Domestic | 2 |
| General Servant Domestic | 2 |
| Razor Grinder | 2 |
| Razor Grinder Cutler | 2 |
| Grocer's Assistant | 2 |
| Cow Keeper Milk | 2 |
| Hawker | 2 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 2 |
| Clergyman C Of E | 1 |
| Cook Domestic | 1 |
| Warehouseman Stuff | 1 |
| Stableman Groom | 1 |
| Stower At Boat Stevedore | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Loy | 139 |
| John Loy | 115 |
| William Loy | 112 |
| Elizabeth Loy | 100 |
| Thomas Loy | 77 |
| George Loy | 70 |
| Ann Loy | 57 |
| Henry Loy | 57 |
| Sarah Loy | 56 |
| James Loy | 49 |
| Charles Loy | 43 |
| Annie Loy | 42 |
| Jane Loy | 41 |
| Joseph Loy | 35 |
| Ellen Loy | 34 |
| Samuel Loy | 31 |
| Robert Loy | 28 |
| Alice Loy | 26 |
| Hannah Loy | 25 |
| Walter Loy | 23 |
| Martha Loy | 21 |
| Emma Loy | 20 |
| Arthur Loy | 19 |
| Eliza Loy | 19 |
| Frederick Loy | 19 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lay | 67% | 17,630 |
| 2 | Eley | 50% | 13,721 |
| 3 | Ely | 33% | 12,676 |
| 4 | Ley | 67% | 10,502 |
| 5 | Lye | 33% | 6,717 |
| 6 | Ealey | 40% | 2,444 |
| 7 | Loy | 100% | 2,069 |
| 8 | Aley | 50% | 1,828 |
| 9 | Iley | 50% | 1,726 |
| 10 | Leay | 50% | 1,019 |
| 11 | Oley | 50% | 651 |
| 12 | Laye | 50% | 642 |
| 13 | Loye | 75% | 425 |
| 14 | Ealy | 25% | 393 |
| 15 | Elay | 50% | 272 |
| 16 | Ailey | 40% | 270 |
| 17 | Leoy | 75% | 213 |
| 18 | Auley | 40% | 164 |
| 19 | Eeley | 40% | 119 |
| 20 | Eloy | 75% | 115 |
| 21 | Oaley | 40% | 110 |
The surname Loy is the 7th most popular variant of Lay.