| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 5 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 1 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 11 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 24 |
| Gloucestershire | 24 |
| Hampshire | 19 |
| Herefordshire | 8 |
| Hertfordshire | 4 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 9 |
| Lancashire | 12 |
| Leicestershire | 1 |
| Lincolnshire | 27 |
| London | 57 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 16 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 1 |
| Suffolk | 1 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 2 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 2 |
| Worcestershire | 1 |
| Yorkshire | 81 |
| 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 | 12 |
| Independent | 11 |
| Female Servant | 8 |
| Labourer | 6 |
| Farmer | 6 |
| Tailor | 4 |
| Servant | 3 |
| Laundress | 3 |
| Paper Hanger | 3 |
| Tol Printer Journeyman | 3 |
| Male Servant | 2 |
| Collier | 2 |
| Pupil | 2 |
| Mason | 2 |
| Wine Cooper | 2 |
| Woodman | 2 |
| Engineer | 1 |
| Ag Labourer | 1 |
| Auctioneer | 1 |
| Brewer | 1 |
| Butcher | 1 |
| Cotton Reeler | 1 |
| Glass Grinder | 1 |
| Governess | 1 |
| Nailmaker Joiner | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Pilley | 203 |
| John Pilley | 196 |
| William Pilley | 180 |
| Elizabeth Pilley | 151 |
| Sarah Pilley | 137 |
| George Pilley | 124 |
| James Pilley | 100 |
| Charles Pilley | 87 |
| Ann Pilley | 84 |
| Joseph Pilley | 82 |
| Henry Pilley | 80 |
| Thomas Pilley | 68 |
| Jane Pilley | 64 |
| Emily Pilley | 63 |
| Frederick Pilley | 62 |
| Annie Pilley | 60 |
| Arthur Pilley | 59 |
| Samuel Pilley | 53 |
| Edward Pilley | 52 |
| Catherine Pilley | 46 |
| Eliza Pilley | 46 |
| Alice Pilley | 40 |
| Ellen Pilley | 40 |
| Albert Pilley | 36 |
| Alfred Pilley | 35 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polley | 83% | 6,945 |
| 2 | Pulley | 83% | 4,222 |
| 3 | Pilley | 100% | 3,546 |
| 4 | Polly | 67% | 1,853 |
| 5 | Pelly | 67% | 1,381 |
| 6 | Pelley | 83% | 695 |
| 7 | Paulley | 71% | 408 |
| 8 | Piley | 83% | 289 |
| 9 | Pully | 67% | 284 |
| 10 | Palley | 83% | 259 |
| 11 | Pilly | 83% | 176 |
| 12 | Pally | 67% | 151 |
The surname Pilley is the 3rd most popular variant of Polley.