| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cambridgeshire | 9 |
| Cheshire | 384 |
| Cornwall | 4 |
| Derbyshire | 32 |
| Denbighshire | 2 |
| Devon | 10 |
| Durham | 7 |
| Essex | 11 |
| Flintshire | 17 |
| Gloucestershire | 2 |
| Hampshire | 7 |
| Herefordshire | 2 |
| Hertfordshire | 24 |
| Hunts and Rutland | 0 |
| Lancashire | 259 |
| Leicestershire | 5 |
| Lincolnshire | 11 |
| London | 77 |
| Middlesex | 3 |
| Monmouthshire | 8 |
| Norfolk | 3 |
| Nottinghamshire | 15 |
| Oxfordshire | 8 |
| Shropshire | 20 |
| Somerset | 10 |
| Surrey | 1 |
| Sussex | 5 |
| Staffordshire | 264 |
| Warwickshire | 11 |
| Westmorland | 3 |
| Wiltshire | 24 |
| Worcestershire | 5 |
| Yorkshire | 27 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Labourer | 53 |
| Female Servant | 39 |
| Farmer | 39 |
| Independent | 35 |
| Labourer | 29 |
| Male Servant | 21 |
| Cotton Weaver | 20 |
| Shoe Maker | 12 |
| Potter | 11 |
| Brick Maker | 8 |
| Weaver | 8 |
| Maltster | 7 |
| Butcher | 5 |
| Carpenter | 5 |
| Cotton Spinner | 5 |
| Gardener | 5 |
| Grocer | 5 |
| Silk Piecer | 5 |
| Miner | 5 |
| Cotton Power Loom Weaver | 5 |
| Blacksmith | 4 |
| Dress Maker | 4 |
| Lodger | 4 |
| School Mistress | 4 |
| Coal Miner Miner Maker | 4 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Walley | 856 |
| John Walley | 843 |
| William Walley | 788 |
| Thomas Walley | 606 |
| Elizabeth Walley | 519 |
| Sarah Walley | 481 |
| George Walley | 476 |
| James Walley | 424 |
| Ann Walley | 356 |
| Jane Walley | 274 |
| Joseph Walley | 254 |
| Samuel Walley | 244 |
| Henry Walley | 214 |
| Emma Walley | 203 |
| Annie Walley | 196 |
| Charles Walley | 191 |
| Eliza Walley | 191 |
| Hannah Walley | 184 |
| Ellen Walley | 167 |
| Arthur Walley | 162 |
| Martha Walley | 150 |
| Alice Walley | 145 |
| Richard Walley | 128 |
| Margaret Walley | 127 |
| Edward Walley | 113 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woolley | 71% | 44,497 |
| 2 | Willey | 83% | 21,119 |
| 3 | Walley | 100% | 12,408 |
| 4 | Wolley | 83% | 3,359 |
| 5 | Willy | 67% | 3,278 |
| 6 | Whally | 67% | 1,120 |
| 7 | Woolly | 50% | 908 |
| 8 | Waley | 83% | 763 |
| 9 | Wally | 83% | 729 |
| 10 | Welley | 83% | 664 |
| 11 | Welly | 67% | 312 |
| 12 | Wallay | 83% | 218 |
The surname Walley is the 3rd most popular variant of Woolley.