| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 3 |
| Cheshire | 14 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 13 |
| Derbyshire | 1 |
| Devon | 4 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 44 |
| Essex | 34 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 1 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 1 |
| Lancashire | 50 |
| Leicestershire | 5 |
| Lincolnshire | 11 |
| London | 108 |
| Middlesex | 1 |
| Northumberland | 18 |
| Norfolk | 54 |
| Northamptonshire | 1 |
| Nottinghamshire | 5 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 1 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 3 |
| Surrey | 7 |
| Sussex | 4 |
| Staffordshire | 44 |
| Warwickshire | 25 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 2 |
| Worcestershire | 10 |
| Yorkshire | 99 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 2 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 7 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 100 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 12 |
| House Servant | 11 |
| Labourer | 9 |
| House Keeper | 8 |
| Laundress | 6 |
| Coal Miner | 5 |
| Dress Maker | 5 |
| Carpenter | 4 |
| Porter | 3 |
| Throstle Spinner Cotton | 3 |
| Carter | 3 |
| Boot Closer | 3 |
| Milliner | 3 |
| Brick Layer | 3 |
| Mariner | 3 |
| Servant | 3 |
| Dairy Maid | 3 |
| General Labourer | 2 |
| General Servant | 2 |
| Joiner | 2 |
| Grocer | 2 |
| Shoe Maker | 2 |
| Tailoress | 2 |
| Coal Miner Daughter | 2 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Wiley | 340 |
| William Wiley | 339 |
| John Wiley | 295 |
| Thomas Wiley | 256 |
| Elizabeth Wiley | 241 |
| George Wiley | 207 |
| Sarah Wiley | 202 |
| James Wiley | 184 |
| Ann Wiley | 128 |
| Jane Wiley | 122 |
| Robert Wiley | 120 |
| Charles Wiley | 104 |
| Margaret Wiley | 96 |
| Henry Wiley | 94 |
| Joseph Wiley | 84 |
| Annie Wiley | 79 |
| Eliza Wiley | 77 |
| Arthur Wiley | 76 |
| Alice Wiley | 75 |
| Edward Wiley | 75 |
| Hannah Wiley | 73 |
| Alfred Wiley | 72 |
| Emma Wiley | 56 |
| Emily Wiley | 53 |
| Frederick Wiley | 51 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willey | 83% | 21,119 |
| 2 | Wooley | 67% | 13,380 |
| 3 | Wiley | 100% | 5,529 |
| 4 | Wylie | 40% | 5,512 |
| 5 | Willy | 80% | 3,278 |
| 6 | Wyllie | 33% | 1,530 |
| 7 | Waley | 80% | 763 |
| 8 | Wooly | 40% | 252 |
| 9 | Wailey | 83% | 183 |
| 10 | Wealey | 67% | 114 |
| 11 | Woley | 80% | 111 |
The surname Wiley is the 3rd most popular variant of Willey.