| Bedfordshire | 3 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 2 |
| Channel Islands | 27 |
| Cheshire | 9 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 18 |
| Derbyshire | 1 |
| Devon | 3 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 3 |
| Essex | 13 |
| Gloucestershire | 11 |
| Hampshire | 8 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 4 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 20 |
| Lancashire | 33 |
| Leicestershire | 2 |
| Lincolnshire | 9 |
| London | 81 |
| Middlesex | 3 |
| Northumberland | 28 |
| Norfolk | 63 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 2 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 2 |
| Suffolk | 16 |
| Somerset | 21 |
| Surrey | 5 |
| Sussex | 12 |
| Staffordshire | 19 |
| Warwickshire | 6 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 1 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 33 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 1 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 64 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 13 |
| House Servant | 11 |
| Dress Maker | 7 |
| Servant | 7 |
| Labourer | 6 |
| Farm Labourer | 6 |
| At Home | 4 |
| Pauper | 4 |
| Fustian Cutter | 4 |
| House Keeper | 3 |
| Power Loom Weaver | 3 |
| Chelsea Pensioner | 3 |
| Printer | 3 |
| Tailor | 3 |
| Rector's Daughter | 3 |
| Gardener | 3 |
| Farm Labour | 3 |
| Cook | 2 |
| Nailer | 2 |
| Dock Porter | 2 |
| School | 2 |
| Solicitor | 2 |
| Annuitant | 2 |
| Laundress | 2 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Roy | 437 |
| John Roy | 385 |
| William Roy | 377 |
| James Roy | 323 |
| Elizabeth Roy | 242 |
| George Roy | 176 |
| Robert Roy | 149 |
| Sarah Roy | 148 |
| Margaret Roy | 130 |
| Ann Roy | 122 |
| Jane Roy | 119 |
| Thomas Roy | 107 |
| Charles Roy | 106 |
| Henry Roy | 100 |
| Annie Roy | 95 |
| Frederick Roy | 88 |
| Eliza Roy | 80 |
| Alexander Roy | 79 |
| Alice Roy | 78 |
| Edward Roy | 66 |
| Emma Roy | 66 |
| Ellen Roy | 62 |
| Alfred Roy | 59 |
| Catherine Roy | 57 |
| Martha Roy | 52 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray | 67% | 49,419 |
| 2 | Reay | 50% | 18,029 |
| 3 | Airey | 40% | 14,537 |
| 4 | Rye | 33% | 10,238 |
| 5 | Roy | 100% | 6,494 |
| 6 | Rey | 67% | 2,428 |
| 7 | Eary | 25% | 1,118 |
| 8 | Raye | 50% | 1,019 |
| 9 | Arey | 50% | 567 |
| 10 | Roye | 75% | 532 |
| 11 | Airy | 25% | 525 |
| 12 | Ary | 33% | 408 |
| 13 | Earey | 40% | 323 |
| 14 | Urey | 50% | 238 |
| 15 | Rauey | 40% | 179 |
| 16 | Eray | 50% | 128 |
| 17 | Royee | 60% | 124 |
| 18 | Aray | 50% | 101 |
The surname Roy is the 5th most popular variant of Ray.