| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 5 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 8 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 28 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 103 |
| Devon | 1 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 20 |
| Essex | 6 |
| Gloucestershire | 9 |
| Hampshire | 9 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 4 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 1 |
| Lancashire | 93 |
| Leicestershire | 29 |
| Lincolnshire | 3 |
| London | 48 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 2 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 10 |
| Oxfordshire | 5 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 31 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 11 |
| Sussex | 10 |
| Staffordshire | 206 |
| Warwickshire | 22 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 11 |
| Worcestershire | 1 |
| Yorkshire | 91 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 1 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 4 |
| Monmouthshire | 11 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 134 |
| Coal Miner | 23 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 13 |
| Wife Of Above | 12 |
| House Servant | 8 |
| Carpenter | 7 |
| Dress Maker | 6 |
| House Keeper | 6 |
| Earthenware Manufacturer | 6 |
| Servant | 5 |
| Carter | 5 |
| Cotton Piecer | 5 |
| Errand Boy | 4 |
| Cook | 4 |
| Labourer | 4 |
| Lead Miner | 4 |
| Potter | 4 |
| Collier | 4 |
| Char Woman | 3 |
| Joiner | 3 |
| Publican | 3 |
| Biscuit Painter | 3 |
| Inn Keeper | 3 |
| Stone Mason | 3 |
| Wood Turner | 3 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Staley | 551 |
| John Staley | 458 |
| William Staley | 441 |
| Elizabeth Staley | 393 |
| Sarah Staley | 315 |
| Thomas Staley | 285 |
| George Staley | 261 |
| Joseph Staley | 198 |
| James Staley | 182 |
| Ann Staley | 178 |
| Henry Staley | 142 |
| Jane Staley | 137 |
| Emma Staley | 133 |
| Robert Staley | 129 |
| Annie Staley | 124 |
| Charles Staley | 110 |
| Daniel Staley | 109 |
| Ellen Staley | 106 |
| Hannah Staley | 103 |
| Benjamin Staley | 102 |
| Eliza Staley | 96 |
| Edith Staley | 89 |
| Frederick Staley | 85 |
| Samuel Staley | 83 |
| Arthur Staley | 78 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Astley | 67% | 13,193 |
| 2 | Staley | 100% | 8,166 |
| 3 | Stalley | 86% | 1,432 |
| 4 | Stealey | 86% | 775 |
| 5 | Eastley | 57% | 725 |
| 6 | Stayley | 86% | 431 |
| 7 | Steeley | 71% | 412 |
| 8 | Setley | 67% | 340 |
| 9 | Ostley | 67% | 223 |
| 10 | Eastly | 33% | 158 |
| 11 | Stoley | 83% | 151 |
| 12 | Sitley | 67% | 127 |
| 13 | Sutley | 67% | 124 |
| 14 | Staly | 83% | 115 |
The surname Staley is the 2nd most popular variant of Astley.