| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 3 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 4 |
| Essex | 0 |
| Gloucestershire | 1 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 1 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 0 |
| Lancashire | 0 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 1 |
| London | 3 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 8 |
| Northamptonshire | 1 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 2 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 2 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 1 |
| Staffordshire | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 2 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 5 |
| Yorkshire | 0 |
| 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 | 8 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Labourer | 5 |
| Farmer | 2 |
| Male Servant | 1 |
| Servant M Wade | 1 |
| Female Servant | 1 |
| Lab | 1 |
| Plasterer | 1 |
| Mariner | 1 |
| Sawyer | 1 |
| Draper | 1 |
| Brick Layer | 1 |
| Labourer | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Elizabeth Play | 14 |
| William Play | 14 |
| Mary Play | 13 |
| Sarah Play | 10 |
| John Play | 9 |
| James Play | 8 |
| Thomas Play | 6 |
| Eliza Play | 4 |
| George Play | 4 |
| Henry Play | 4 |
| Maria Play | 4 |
| Annie Play | 3 |
| Charles Play | 3 |
| Ellen Play | 3 |
| Emma Play | 3 |
| Ernest Play | 3 |
| Hannah Play | 3 |
| Joseph Play | 3 |
| Peter Play | 3 |
| Andrew Play | 2 |
| Ann Play | 2 |
| Arthur Play | 2 |
| Benjamin Play | 2 |
| Caroline Play | 2 |
| Catherine Play | 2 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pooley | 50% | 17,340 |
| 2 | Paley | 60% | 5,600 |
| 3 | Pauley | 50% | 2,105 |
| 4 | Poley | 60% | 1,736 |
| 5 | Pooly | 40% | 575 |
| 6 | Piley | 60% | 289 |
| 7 | Play | 100% | 194 |
| 8 | Pailey | 50% | 188 |
| 9 | Pauly | 40% | 159 |
| 10 | Pealey | 50% | 147 |
| 11 | Pouley | 50% | 120 |
| 12 | Puley | 60% | 114 |
The surname Play is the 7th most popular variant of Pooley.