| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 4 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 7 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 7 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 4 |
| Derbyshire | 24 |
| Devon | 4 |
| Dorset | 14 |
| Durham | 9 |
| Essex | 10 |
| Gloucestershire | 2 |
| Hampshire | 12 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 5 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 21 |
| Lancashire | 35 |
| Leicestershire | 4 |
| Lincolnshire | 2 |
| London | 82 |
| Middlesex | 3 |
| Northumberland | 11 |
| Norfolk | 18 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 1 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 5 |
| Shropshire | 10 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 16 |
| Surrey | 10 |
| Sussex | 1 |
| Staffordshire | 19 |
| Warwickshire | 5 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 4 |
| Yorkshire | 21 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 10 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 58 |
| Labourer | 8 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 8 |
| Coal Miner | 5 |
| Laundress | 5 |
| General Servant | 4 |
| Butcher | 3 |
| General Merchant | 3 |
| Grocer | 3 |
| Domestic Servant | 3 |
| Farm Servant | 3 |
| Carpenter | 3 |
| Glove Maker | 3 |
| Mill Hand | 2 |
| Laborer | 2 |
| Servant Unemployed | 2 |
| House Maid | 2 |
| Wife | 2 |
| Cabinet Maker | 2 |
| Machinist | 2 |
| Shoemaker | 2 |
| Soldier | 2 |
| Teacher British School | 2 |
| Butcher's Daughter | 2 |
| Spring Knife Cutter | 2 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Rey | 171 |
| Mary Rey | 144 |
| John Rey | 134 |
| Elizabeth Rey | 113 |
| Thomas Rey | 95 |
| George Rey | 81 |
| Sarah Rey | 73 |
| Charles Rey | 49 |
| Henry Rey | 48 |
| Ann Rey | 46 |
| Eliza Rey | 46 |
| James Rey | 46 |
| Jane Rey | 43 |
| Annie Rey | 38 |
| Ellen Rey | 33 |
| Robert Rey | 33 |
| Joseph Rey | 30 |
| Emma Rey | 29 |
| Hannah Rey | 29 |
| Margaret Rey | 27 |
| Charlotte Rey | 26 |
| Edward Rey | 24 |
| Harriet Rey | 24 |
| Frederick Rey | 23 |
| Louisa Rey | 22 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray | 67% | 49,419 |
| 2 | Wray | 50% | 29,304 |
| 3 | Reay | 75% | 18,029 |
| 4 | Airey | 60% | 14,537 |
| 5 | Rye | 33% | 10,238 |
| 6 | Rae | 33% | 7,853 |
| 7 | Roy | 67% | 6,494 |
| 8 | Rey | 100% | 2,428 |
| 9 | Ree | 67% | 1,828 |
| 10 | Eary | 25% | 1,118 |
| 11 | Raye | 50% | 1,019 |
| 12 | Arey | 75% | 567 |
| 13 | Roye | 50% | 532 |
| 14 | Airy | 25% | 525 |
| 15 | Ary | 33% | 408 |
| 16 | Earey | 60% | 323 |
| 17 | Urey | 75% | 238 |
| 18 | Rauey | 60% | 179 |
| 19 | Eray | 50% | 128 |
| 20 | Royee | 40% | 124 |
| 21 | Aray | 50% | 101 |
The surname Rey is the 8th most popular variant of Ray.