| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 6 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 3 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 6 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 2 |
| Essex | 8 |
| Gloucestershire | 10 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 2 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 0 |
| Lancashire | 22 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 8 |
| Middlesex | 7 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 6 |
| Surrey | 1 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 9 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 2 |
| Yorkshire | 1 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 3 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 12 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 3 |
| General Servant Domestic | 3 |
| Coal Miner | 2 |
| Railway Porter | 2 |
| School Master | 2 |
| Dress Maker | 2 |
| Domestic | 2 |
| Foreman On Farm | 1 |
| Railway Clerk | 1 |
| Shepherd | 1 |
| Ship Joiner | 1 |
| Nurse Domestic Servant | 1 |
| Waterman | 1 |
| Miller | 1 |
| Bookbinders Finisher | 1 |
| Greengrocer | 1 |
| Labourer Wife | 1 |
| Housekeeper | 1 |
| Iron Factory Clerk | 1 |
| Potter Carman | 1 |
| Potter Painter | 1 |
| Potter Technician Apprentice | 1 |
| Railway Plate Layer | 1 |
| Soldier | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Wallay | 23 |
| Mary Wallay | 14 |
| William Wallay | 13 |
| Sarah Wallay | 9 |
| Thomas Wallay | 9 |
| Ann Wallay | 8 |
| George Wallay | 8 |
| James Wallay | 6 |
| Robert Wallay | 6 |
| Alfred Wallay | 5 |
| Alice Wallay | 5 |
| Edward Wallay | 4 |
| Ellen Wallay | 4 |
| Joseph Wallay | 4 |
| Margaret Wallay | 4 |
| Samuel Wallay | 4 |
| Annie Wallay | 3 |
| Arthur Wallay | 3 |
| Emma Wallay | 3 |
| Hannah Wallay | 3 |
| Jane Wallay | 3 |
| Richard Wallay | 3 |
| Kate Wallay | 2 |
| May Wallay | 2 |
| Michael Wallay | 2 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woolley | 57% | 44,497 |
| 2 | Willey | 67% | 21,119 |
| 3 | Walley | 83% | 12,408 |
| 4 | Wolley | 67% | 3,359 |
| 5 | Willy | 67% | 3,278 |
| 6 | Woolly | 50% | 908 |
| 7 | Wally | 83% | 729 |
| 8 | Welley | 67% | 664 |
| 9 | Welly | 67% | 312 |
| 10 | Wallay | 100% | 218 |
The surname Wallay is the 10th most popular variant of Woolley.