| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 2 |
| Dorset | 4 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 0 |
| Gloucestershire | 1 |
| Hampshire | 3 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 0 |
| Lancashire | 0 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 1 |
| London | 5 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 9 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 3 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 2 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 3 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 2 |
| General Labourer | 2 |
| Sailor | 1 |
| Stable Helper (domestic) | 1 |
| Footman Domestic | 1 |
| Railway Carriage Examiner | 1 |
| House & Parlour Maid Domestic | 1 |
| Ladies Maid Domestic | 1 |
| Servant | 1 |
| Wheelwrights Apprentice | 1 |
| General Servant | 1 |
| General Labourer Wife | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Rays | 24 |
| Mary Rays | 22 |
| William Rays | 21 |
| Elizabeth Rays | 14 |
| George Rays | 13 |
| Samuel Rays | 11 |
| Ann Rays | 10 |
| Thomas Rays | 10 |
| Ellen Rays | 9 |
| James Rays | 9 |
| Annie Rays | 7 |
| Martha Rays | 7 |
| Alfred Rays | 6 |
| Albert Rays | 5 |
| Anne Rays | 5 |
| Edward Rays | 5 |
| Hannah Rays | 5 |
| Henry Rays | 5 |
| Jane Rays | 5 |
| Joseph Rays | 5 |
| Agnes Rays | 4 |
| Catherine Rays | 4 |
| Charlotte Rays | 4 |
| Richard Rays | 4 |
| Sarah Rays | 4 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rees | 50% | 200,374 |
| 2 | Reys | 75% | 481 |
| 3 | Royse | 60% | 440 |
| 4 | Roys | 75% | 401 |
| 5 | Royes | 60% | 358 |
| 6 | Rays | 100% | 339 |
| 7 | Rayes | 80% | 256 |
| 8 | Rase | 50% | 254 |
| 9 | Reyes | 60% | 227 |
| 10 | Raise | 60% | 103 |
| 11 | Res | 50% | 101 |
The surname Rays is the 6th most popular variant of Rees.