| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 2 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 1 |
| Cornwall | 2 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 11 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 4 |
| Essex | 0 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 1 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 2 |
| Lancashire | 20 |
| Leicestershire | 8 |
| Lincolnshire | 1 |
| London | 8 |
| Middlesex | 1 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 2 |
| Northamptonshire | 1 |
| Nottinghamshire | 4 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 9 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 3 |
| Staffordshire | 9 |
| Warwickshire | 7 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 8 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 1 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 13 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 8 |
| At Home | 3 |
| Servant | 2 |
| Cotton Factory Labourer | 2 |
| Labourer | 2 |
| Potter Mould Runner | 2 |
| Cotton Twister | 1 |
| Cotton Winder | 1 |
| Gentleman | 1 |
| Weaver Cotton | 1 |
| Cart Wright's Apprentice | 1 |
| Mariners Wife | 1 |
| Carpenter & Joiner | 1 |
| Dress Maker | 1 |
| Pauper Weaver's Wife | 1 |
| Stone Mason | 1 |
| Striker For Smith | 1 |
| Cigar Maker | 1 |
| Draper Assistant | 1 |
| Hawker | 1 |
| Interest For Planies | 1 |
| Seamstress | 1 |
| Employed On Maryling | 1 |
| Received Parish Boy | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Merley | 109 |
| William Merley | 69 |
| Elizabeth Merley | 60 |
| James Merley | 47 |
| George Merley | 44 |
| Thomas Merley | 44 |
| John Merley | 42 |
| Sarah Merley | 29 |
| Joseph Merley | 28 |
| Ann Merley | 27 |
| Henry Merley | 24 |
| Jane Merley | 23 |
| Hannah Merley | 18 |
| Ellen Merley | 17 |
| Eliza Merley | 16 |
| Margaret Merley | 16 |
| Alice Merley | 15 |
| Robert Merley | 15 |
| Annie Merley | 13 |
| Edward Merley | 13 |
| Charles Merley | 12 |
| Emma Merley | 12 |
| Ada Merley | 11 |
| Catherine Merley | 11 |
| Martha Merley | 11 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morley | 83% | 87,946 |
| 2 | Marley | 83% | 13,995 |
| 3 | Murley | 83% | 4,213 |
| 4 | Moreley | 71% | 2,193 |
| 5 | Moorley | 71% | 1,704 |
| 6 | Merley | 100% | 1,172 |
| 7 | Morly | 67% | 978 |
| 8 | Morlay | 67% | 490 |
| 9 | Morely | 50% | 440 |
| 10 | Moorly | 50% | 226 |
| 11 | Marly | 67% | 214 |
| 12 | Murly | 67% | 192 |
| 13 | Emerly | 67% | 189 |
| 14 | Mirley | 83% | 149 |
The surname Merley is the 6th most popular variant of Morley.