| Bedfordshire | 4 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 6 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 12 |
| Cornwall | 5 |
| Cumberland | 1 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 1 |
| Dorset | 12 |
| Durham | 33 |
| Essex | 44 |
| Gloucestershire | 38 |
| Hampshire | 23 |
| Herefordshire | 3 |
| Hertfordshire | 2 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 12 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 19 |
| Lancashire | 85 |
| Leicestershire | 6 |
| Lincolnshire | 20 |
| London | 163 |
| Middlesex | 20 |
| Northumberland | 17 |
| Norfolk | 8 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 12 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 12 |
| Shropshire | 1 |
| Suffolk | 9 |
| Somerset | 239 |
| Surrey | 24 |
| Sussex | 17 |
| Staffordshire | 1 |
| Warwickshire | 11 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 79 |
| Worcestershire | 4 |
| Yorkshire | 89 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 6 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 27 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 20 |
| General Labourer | 17 |
| Scholar | 16 |
| General Servant Domestic | 9 |
| Dress Maker | 8 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 7 |
| Laundress Wash | 6 |
| Cook Domestic | 6 |
| At School | 6 |
| Lodging House Keeper | 6 |
| Carpenter | 5 |
| Farmer | 5 |
| Domestic Servant | 4 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 4 |
| Railway Labourer | 4 |
| Mason | 4 |
| Carman | 3 |
| Coachman Domestic | 3 |
| Commercial Clerk | 3 |
| Groom Domestic | 3 |
| House Maid Domestic | 3 |
| Stone Mason | 3 |
| Post Office Assitant | 3 |
| Under Carter On Farm | 3 |
| Servant Domestic | 3 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Lye | 436 |
| Mary Lye | 400 |
| Elizabeth Lye | 314 |
| Thomas Lye | 313 |
| George Lye | 281 |
| John Lye | 271 |
| Sarah Lye | 248 |
| James Lye | 183 |
| Ann Lye | 177 |
| Henry Lye | 163 |
| Charles Lye | 152 |
| Jane Lye | 124 |
| Ellen Lye | 110 |
| Robert Lye | 110 |
| Eliza Lye | 91 |
| Annie Lye | 88 |
| Emily Lye | 84 |
| Alice Lye | 83 |
| Joseph Lye | 78 |
| Alfred Lye | 73 |
| Edward Lye | 68 |
| Emma Lye | 68 |
| Louisa Lye | 61 |
| Francis Lye | 59 |
| Martha Lye | 57 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lay | 33% | 17,630 |
| 2 | Eley | 25% | 13,721 |
| 3 | Ely | 33% | 12,676 |
| 4 | Ley | 33% | 10,502 |
| 5 | Lye | 100% | 6,717 |
| 6 | Ealey | 20% | 2,444 |
| 7 | Loy | 33% | 2,069 |
| 8 | Aley | 25% | 1,828 |
| 9 | Iley | 25% | 1,726 |
| 10 | Leay | 25% | 1,019 |
| 11 | Oley | 25% | 651 |
| 12 | Laye | 75% | 642 |
| 13 | Loye | 75% | 425 |
| 14 | Ealy | 25% | 393 |
| 15 | Lie | 67% | 303 |
| 16 | Elay | 25% | 272 |
| 17 | Ailey | 20% | 270 |
| 18 | Leoy | 25% | 213 |
| 19 | Auley | 20% | 164 |
| 20 | Eeley | 20% | 119 |
| 21 | Eloy | 25% | 115 |
| 22 | Oaley | 20% | 110 |
The surname Lye is the 5th most popular variant of Lay.