| Bedfordshire | 2 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 3 |
| Cambridgeshire | 2 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 5 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 6 |
| Derbyshire | 14 |
| Devon | 10 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 13 |
| Essex | 54 |
| Gloucestershire | 8 |
| Hampshire | 77 |
| Herefordshire | 10 |
| Hertfordshire | 25 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 521 |
| Lancashire | 141 |
| Leicestershire | 12 |
| Lincolnshire | 13 |
| London | 362 |
| Middlesex | 38 |
| Northumberland | 27 |
| Norfolk | 175 |
| Northamptonshire | 17 |
| Nottinghamshire | 4 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 10 |
| Somerset | 7 |
| Surrey | 59 |
| Sussex | 74 |
| Staffordshire | 12 |
| Warwickshire | 22 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 8 |
| Worcestershire | 1 |
| Yorkshire | 50 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 4 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 6 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| General Servant Domestic | 29 |
| General Labourer | 27 |
| Living On Own Means | 26 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 22 |
| Scholar | 15 |
| Carter On Farm | 14 |
| Dress Maker | 13 |
| Laundress Wash | 10 |
| Cook Domestic | 8 |
| Gardener Domestic | 8 |
| Carpenter | 7 |
| Dressmaker | 7 |
| Farmer | 7 |
| Domestic Servant | 6 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 6 |
| Servant Domestic | 6 |
| Tailor | 6 |
| Farm Labourer | 6 |
| Market Gardener | 6 |
| Butcher | 5 |
| House Painter | 5 |
| Cotton Weaver | 5 |
| Farmer's Son | 5 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 5 |
| Waggoner On Farm | 5 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Rye | 735 |
| Mary Rye | 579 |
| George Rye | 493 |
| John Rye | 430 |
| Elizabeth Rye | 384 |
| James Rye | 322 |
| Sarah Rye | 314 |
| Thomas Rye | 306 |
| Charles Rye | 266 |
| Henry Rye | 228 |
| Edward Rye | 210 |
| Ann Rye | 206 |
| Jane Rye | 172 |
| Richard Rye | 165 |
| Ellen Rye | 157 |
| Annie Rye | 150 |
| Emily Rye | 146 |
| Eliza Rye | 144 |
| Emma Rye | 137 |
| Frederick Rye | 132 |
| Alice Rye | 127 |
| Alfred Rye | 126 |
| Robert Rye | 118 |
| Albert Rye | 99 |
| Arthur Rye | 92 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray | 33% | 49,419 |
| 2 | Reay | 25% | 18,029 |
| 3 | Airey | 20% | 14,537 |
| 4 | Rye | 100% | 10,238 |
| 5 | Roy | 33% | 6,494 |
| 6 | Rey | 33% | 2,428 |
| 7 | Eary | 25% | 1,118 |
| 8 | Raye | 75% | 1,019 |
| 9 | Arey | 25% | 567 |
| 10 | Roye | 75% | 532 |
| 11 | Airy | 25% | 525 |
| 12 | Ary | 33% | 408 |
| 13 | Earey | 20% | 323 |
| 14 | Urey | 25% | 238 |
| 15 | Rauey | 40% | 179 |
| 16 | Eray | 25% | 128 |
| 17 | Royee | 60% | 124 |
| 18 | Aray | 25% | 101 |
The surname Rye is the 4th most popular variant of Ray.