| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 10 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 3 |
| Derbyshire | 2 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 4 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 2 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 12 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 1 |
| Lancashire | 25 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 1 |
| London | 8 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 18 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 1 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 34 |
| Warwickshire | 9 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 2 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Labourer | 5 |
| Cotton Piecer | 3 |
| Labourer | 3 |
| Coal Miner Miner Maker | 3 |
| Independent | 2 |
| Female Servant | 2 |
| Weaver | 2 |
| Pottery Presser & Journeyman | 2 |
| Miner | 1 |
| Apprentice Shoe Maker | 1 |
| Baker Apprentice | 1 |
| Preventine Servant | 1 |
| Silk Factory Hand | 1 |
| Agricultural Labourer; | 1 |
| Cotton Weaver | 1 |
| Fish Dealer | 1 |
| Journeyman Baker | 1 |
| Lath Cleaver | 1 |
| Powerloom Weaver | 1 |
| Farmer | 1 |
| Musician | 1 |
| Butcher | 1 |
| Engineer | 1 |
| Case Maker | 1 |
| Tailor | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Wally | 74 |
| William Wally | 55 |
| John Wally | 51 |
| Thomas Wally | 38 |
| James Wally | 32 |
| Sarah Wally | 28 |
| Ann Wally | 23 |
| Elizabeth Wally | 23 |
| Ellen Wally | 18 |
| Eliza Wally | 14 |
| George Wally | 14 |
| Emma Wally | 13 |
| Margaret Wally | 12 |
| Charles Wally | 11 |
| Henry Wally | 11 |
| Jane Wally | 11 |
| Edward Wally | 9 |
| Samuel Wally | 9 |
| Alice Wally | 8 |
| Catherine Wally | 8 |
| Hannah Wally | 8 |
| Harry Wally | 6 |
| Robert Wally | 6 |
| Susan Wally | 6 |
| Dorothy Wally | 5 |
| 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 | 80% | 3,278 |
| 6 | Woolly | 67% | 908 |
| 7 | Wally | 100% | 729 |
| 8 | Welley | 67% | 664 |
| 9 | Welly | 80% | 312 |
| 10 | Wallay | 83% | 218 |
The surname Wally is the 7th most popular variant of Woolley.