| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 3 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 405 |
| Cornwall | 2 |
| Cumberland | 4 |
| Derbyshire | 25 |
| Devon | 6 |
| Dorset | 2 |
| Durham | 13 |
| Essex | 17 |
| Gloucestershire | 4 |
| Hampshire | 10 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 9 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 6 |
| Lancashire | 276 |
| Leicestershire | 18 |
| Lincolnshire | 1 |
| London | 116 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 9 |
| Norfolk | 5 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 5 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 74 |
| Suffolk | 8 |
| Somerset | 10 |
| Surrey | 13 |
| Sussex | 10 |
| Staffordshire | 255 |
| Warwickshire | 17 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 12 |
| Worcestershire | 6 |
| Yorkshire | 39 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 3 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 9 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 8 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 225 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 33 |
| Labourer | 30 |
| Domestic Servant | 17 |
| Cotton Weaver | 15 |
| General Servant | 15 |
| Potter | 15 |
| Coal Miner | 10 |
| Brick Layer | 8 |
| Collier | 8 |
| House Keeper | 8 |
| Carpenter | 8 |
| Grocer | 7 |
| Wife Of Above | 7 |
| Laundress | 7 |
| Annuitant | 6 |
| Blacksmith | 6 |
| Farm Servant Indoor | 6 |
| Boiler Maker | 6 |
| Dress Maker | 5 |
| Farm Labourer | 5 |
| Farmers Daughter | 5 |
| Servant | 5 |
| Shoe Maker | 5 |
| Weaver | 5 |
| 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.