| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 6 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 1 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 1 |
| Essex | 9 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 4 |
| Lancashire | 7 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 14 |
| London | 25 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 4 |
| Norfolk | 4 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 1 |
| Sussex | 1 |
| Staffordshire | 1 |
| Warwickshire | 25 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 17 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 21 |
| Labourer | 5 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 4 |
| Gilt Ley Worker | 3 |
| Trimming Maker | 2 |
| Tailor | 2 |
| Minstrel | 2 |
| Cotton Weaver | 1 |
| Dressmaker | 1 |
| Nurse Maid Domestic Servant | 1 |
| Electro Plate Worker | 1 |
| Carter | 1 |
| Cotton Doubler | 1 |
| Domestic Servnat | 1 |
| General Servant | 1 |
| Opliciare | 1 |
| Teacher Of Music | 1 |
| Painter | 1 |
| Servant Boy | 1 |
| File Cutter | 1 |
| Glass Button Maker | 1 |
| Saddler | 1 |
| Ag Labourer | 1 |
| Domestic Servant | 1 |
| Hawker Of Caps | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Waley | 56 |
| John Waley | 48 |
| William Waley | 43 |
| Thomas Waley | 35 |
| Elizabeth Waley | 34 |
| James Waley | 29 |
| George Waley | 22 |
| Sarah Waley | 20 |
| Ann Waley | 17 |
| Charles Waley | 16 |
| Margaret Waley | 16 |
| Ellen Waley | 14 |
| Jane Waley | 13 |
| Joseph Waley | 12 |
| Alice Waley | 10 |
| Robert Waley | 10 |
| Hannah Waley | 9 |
| Henry Waley | 9 |
| Edward Waley | 8 |
| Richard Waley | 8 |
| Samuel Waley | 8 |
| Arthur Waley | 7 |
| Eliza Waley | 7 |
| Frederick Waley | 7 |
| Catherine Waley | 6 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wooley | 67% | 13,380 |
| 2 | Walley | 83% | 12,408 |
| 3 | Wiley | 80% | 5,529 |
| 4 | Whally | 67% | 1,120 |
| 5 | Waley | 100% | 763 |
| 6 | Wooly | 40% | 252 |
| 7 | Wailey | 83% | 183 |
| 8 | Wealey | 83% | 114 |
| 9 | Woley | 80% | 111 |
The surname Waley is the 5th most popular variant of Wooley.