| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 10 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 10 |
| Dorset | 2 |
| Durham | 2 |
| Essex | 2 |
| Gloucestershire | 11 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 3 |
| Lancashire | 31 |
| Leicestershire | 1 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 14 |
| Middlesex | 2 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 2 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 4 |
| Sussex | 2 |
| Staffordshire | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 7 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Labourer | 2 |
| General Servant Domestic | 2 |
| Scholar | 2 |
| Brick Layer Labourer | 2 |
| Dress Maker | 1 |
| Dress Maker Shop Keeper | 1 |
| Shoe Maker | 1 |
| Coastguard Navyman | 1 |
| Auctioneer | 1 |
| Bank Manager | 1 |
| Living On Own Means | 1 |
| Retired Farmer | 1 |
| Solicitor | 1 |
| Farm Bailiff | 1 |
| Boot & Shoe Finisher | 1 |
| Boot Shoe Maker | 1 |
| Brush Finisher | 1 |
| Brush Shaping Machine Minter | 1 |
| Servant Domestic | 1 |
| Coachman Domestic | 1 |
| Foiling Champner | 1 |
| Bank Cashier | 1 |
| House Maid Domestic | 1 |
| Cook Domestic | 1 |
| Upholsterer | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Maye | 84 |
| William Maye | 70 |
| Mary Maye | 68 |
| Elizabeth Maye | 47 |
| Thomas Maye | 31 |
| George Maye | 23 |
| Jane Maye | 22 |
| Henry Maye | 19 |
| James Maye | 17 |
| Robert Maye | 17 |
| Ann Maye | 15 |
| Charles Maye | 13 |
| Charlotte Maye | 13 |
| Richard Maye | 13 |
| Edward Maye | 12 |
| Sarah Maye | 12 |
| Edith Maye | 10 |
| Eliza Maye | 10 |
| Rebecca Maye | 10 |
| Alice Maye | 9 |
| Annie Maye | 9 |
| Arthur Maye | 9 |
| Ellen Maye | 9 |
| Emily Maye | 9 |
| Emma Maye | 9 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May | 75% | 138,201 |
| 2 | Mayo | 75% | 13,780 |
| 3 | Amey | 25% | 6,672 |
| 4 | Amy | 25% | 5,324 |
| 5 | Moy | 50% | 4,009 |
| 6 | Moye | 75% | 1,439 |
| 7 | Meigh | 20% | 1,403 |
| 8 | Maye | 100% | 881 |
| 9 | Mye | 75% | 384 |
| 10 | Maay | 50% | 214 |
| 11 | Emey | 25% | 174 |
| 12 | Mey | 50% | 148 |
| 13 | Aamey | 40% | 141 |
The surname Maye is the 8th most popular variant of May.