| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 3 |
| Berkshire | 2 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 10 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 364 |
| Derbyshire | 7 |
| Devon | 3 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 865 |
| Essex | 13 |
| Gloucestershire | 16 |
| Hampshire | 2 |
| Herefordshire | 13 |
| Hertfordshire | 2 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 32 |
| Lancashire | 128 |
| Leicestershire | 1 |
| Lincolnshire | 1 |
| London | 113 |
| Middlesex | 14 |
| Northumberland | 510 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 3 |
| Nottinghamshire | 5 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 18 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 11 |
| Surrey | 17 |
| Sussex | 6 |
| Staffordshire | 85 |
| Warwickshire | 7 |
| Westmorland | 7 |
| Wiltshire | 1 |
| Worcestershire | 12 |
| Yorkshire | 53 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 3 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 3 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 397 |
| Coal Miner | 117 |
| Labourer | 25 |
| Domestic Servant | 20 |
| Dress Maker | 20 |
| General Labourer | 19 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 18 |
| General Servant Domestic | 18 |
| Farmer | 13 |
| Clerk | 12 |
| Farm Labourer | 12 |
| Farm Servant | 10 |
| Joiner | 9 |
| Living On Own Means | 9 |
| Blacksmith | 9 |
| House Keeper | 7 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 7 |
| Colliery Labourer | 7 |
| Painter | 6 |
| Gardener | 6 |
| General Domestic Servant | 6 |
| Grocer | 6 |
| Cooper | 5 |
| Iron Moulder | 5 |
| Mariner Engineer | 5 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Reay | 1,589 |
| Mary Reay | 1,437 |
| William Reay | 1,276 |
| Elizabeth Reay | 924 |
| Thomas Reay | 872 |
| Jane Reay | 748 |
| Robert Reay | 707 |
| George Reay | 699 |
| Margaret Reay | 596 |
| James Reay | 558 |
| Ann Reay | 523 |
| Sarah Reay | 501 |
| Joseph Reay | 484 |
| Isabella Reay | 370 |
| Edward Reay | 264 |
| Annie Reay | 255 |
| Hannah Reay | 229 |
| Alice Reay | 194 |
| Catherine Reay | 153 |
| Ellen Reay | 152 |
| Martha Reay | 140 |
| Richard Reay | 138 |
| Matthew Reay | 129 |
| Henry Reay | 126 |
| Charles Reay | 116 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray | 75% | 49,419 |
| 2 | Wray | 50% | 29,304 |
| 3 | Reay | 100% | 18,029 |
| 4 | Airey | 40% | 14,537 |
| 5 | Rye | 25% | 10,238 |
| 6 | Rae | 50% | 7,853 |
| 7 | Roy | 50% | 6,494 |
| 8 | Rey | 75% | 2,428 |
| 9 | Ree | 50% | 1,828 |
| 10 | Eary | 50% | 1,118 |
| 11 | Raye | 50% | 1,019 |
| 12 | Arey | 50% | 567 |
| 13 | Roye | 25% | 532 |
| 14 | Airy | 25% | 525 |
| 15 | Ary | 25% | 408 |
| 16 | Earey | 40% | 323 |
| 17 | Urey | 50% | 238 |
| 18 | Rauey | 40% | 179 |
| 19 | Eray | 50% | 128 |
| 20 | Royee | 20% | 124 |
| 21 | Aray | 50% | 101 |
The surname Reay is the 3rd most popular variant of Ray.