| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 4 |
| Berkshire | 6 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 6 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 3 |
| Devon | 24 |
| Dorset | 2 |
| Durham | 72 |
| Essex | 8 |
| Gloucestershire | 6 |
| Hampshire | 13 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 14 |
| Lancashire | 112 |
| Leicestershire | 7 |
| Lincolnshire | 16 |
| London | 95 |
| Middlesex | 2 |
| Northumberland | 20 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 8 |
| Nottinghamshire | 22 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 4 |
| Somerset | 4 |
| Surrey | 3 |
| Sussex | 4 |
| Staffordshire | 6 |
| Warwickshire | 7 |
| Westmorland | 4 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 2 |
| Yorkshire | 388 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 5 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 4 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Cotton Weaver | 13 |
| Living On Own Means | 13 |
| Farmer | 9 |
| General Labourer | 8 |
| Scholar | 7 |
| Lodging House Keeper | 6 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 5 |
| Farmer Daur | 4 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 4 |
| Butcher | 4 |
| General Servant Domestic | 4 |
| Worsted Weaver | 4 |
| Labourer | 3 |
| Cotton Spinner | 3 |
| Grocer Assistant | 3 |
| Dress Maker | 3 |
| Grocer | 3 |
| Painter House | 3 |
| Cabinet Maker | 2 |
| Boarding House Keeper | 2 |
| Coal Pit Pony Driver Coal Below | 2 |
| Farmers Son F Rel | 2 |
| Horseman On Farm | 2 |
| Laundress | 2 |
| Mender Of Worsted Coating W Weav | 2 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Paley | 440 |
| John Paley | 402 |
| William Paley | 363 |
| Thomas Paley | 220 |
| Elizabeth Paley | 200 |
| James Paley | 184 |
| George Paley | 180 |
| Sarah Paley | 180 |
| Ann Paley | 155 |
| Joseph Paley | 130 |
| Margaret Paley | 126 |
| Jane Paley | 108 |
| Alice Paley | 100 |
| Robert Paley | 100 |
| Annie Paley | 76 |
| Hannah Paley | 75 |
| Ellen Paley | 73 |
| Charles Paley | 70 |
| Henry Paley | 66 |
| Eliza Paley | 61 |
| Edward Paley | 59 |
| Martha Paley | 58 |
| Frederick Paley | 57 |
| Florence Paley | 54 |
| Richard Paley | 54 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pooley | 67% | 17,340 |
| 2 | Paley | 100% | 5,600 |
| 3 | Pauley | 83% | 2,105 |
| 4 | Poley | 80% | 1,736 |
| 5 | Pooly | 40% | 575 |
| 6 | Payley | 83% | 307 |
| 7 | Piley | 80% | 289 |
| 8 | Palley | 83% | 259 |
| 9 | Play | 60% | 194 |
| 10 | Pailey | 83% | 188 |
| 11 | Pauly | 60% | 159 |
| 12 | Pealey | 83% | 147 |
| 13 | Pouley | 67% | 120 |
| 14 | Puley | 80% | 114 |
The surname Paley is the 2nd most popular variant of Pooley.