| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 6 |
| Cornwall | 7 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 3 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 0 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 1 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 2 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 0 |
| Lancashire | 0 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 2 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 2 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 1 |
| Somerset | 5 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 1 |
| Staffordshire | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 1 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 17 |
| 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 | 4 |
| Female Servant | 3 |
| Independent | 3 |
| Independant | 3 |
| Journeyman Engineer | 1 |
| Cotton Spinner | 1 |
| Pensioner | 1 |
| Tailor | 1 |
| Apprentice | 1 |
| Clerk | 1 |
| Shop Man | 1 |
| Army | 1 |
| Male Servant | 1 |
| Butcher Apprentice | 1 |
| Toll Collector | 1 |
| Weaver | 1 |
| Wool Sorter | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Raye | 77 |
| John Raye | 58 |
| William Raye | 50 |
| Elizabeth Raye | 34 |
| George Raye | 34 |
| Sarah Raye | 29 |
| Ann Raye | 27 |
| Joseph Raye | 26 |
| Eliza Raye | 22 |
| James Raye | 21 |
| Jane Raye | 19 |
| Annie Raye | 18 |
| Thomas Raye | 18 |
| Martha Raye | 17 |
| Charles Raye | 16 |
| Emma Raye | 16 |
| Henry Raye | 16 |
| Emily Raye | 14 |
| Harry Raye | 14 |
| Albert Raye | 13 |
| Clara Raye | 12 |
| Florence Raye | 12 |
| Arthur Raye | 11 |
| Edward Raye | 11 |
| Ellen Raye | 11 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray | 75% | 49,419 |
| 2 | Wray | 50% | 29,304 |
| 3 | Reay | 50% | 18,029 |
| 4 | Airey | 20% | 14,537 |
| 5 | Rye | 75% | 10,238 |
| 6 | Rae | 75% | 7,853 |
| 7 | Roy | 50% | 6,494 |
| 8 | Rey | 50% | 2,428 |
| 9 | Ree | 50% | 1,828 |
| 10 | Eary | 25% | 1,118 |
| 11 | Raye | 100% | 1,019 |
| 12 | Arey | 25% | 567 |
| 13 | Roye | 75% | 532 |
| 14 | Airy | 0% | 525 |
| 15 | Ary | 25% | 408 |
| 16 | Earey | 40% | 323 |
| 17 | Urey | 25% | 238 |
| 18 | Rauey | 60% | 179 |
| 19 | Eray | 50% | 128 |
| 20 | Royee | 60% | 124 |
| 21 | Aray | 50% | 101 |
The surname Raye is the 11th most popular variant of Ray.