| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 9 |
| Berkshire | 1 |
| Cambridgeshire | 5 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 10 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 22 |
| Devon | 4 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 3 |
| Essex | 3 |
| Gloucestershire | 4 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 7 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 4 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 23 |
| Lancashire | 41 |
| Leicestershire | 9 |
| Lincolnshire | 14 |
| London | 80 |
| Middlesex | 16 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 1 |
| Northamptonshire | 2 |
| Nottinghamshire | 15 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 4 |
| Shropshire | 41 |
| Suffolk | 1 |
| Somerset | 5 |
| Surrey | 2 |
| Sussex | 1 |
| Staffordshire | 76 |
| Warwickshire | 10 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 1 |
| Worcestershire | 10 |
| Yorkshire | 40 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 3 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 5 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 7 |
| Domestic Servant | 4 |
| General Labourer | 4 |
| House Painter | 4 |
| Cotton Weaver | 4 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 4 |
| Farm Labourer | 4 |
| Farmer | 4 |
| Dress Maker | 3 |
| Labourer Gouter | 3 |
| Cook Domestic | 3 |
| Coal Miner-hewer | 3 |
| Accountant | 2 |
| Daily Servant | 2 |
| House Maid Domestic | 2 |
| Printer Compositor | 2 |
| Cabinet Chair Maker | 2 |
| Engine Fitter | 2 |
| Tailoress | 2 |
| Vice Maker Tool | 2 |
| Hosiery Man Hand | 2 |
| Pedlar | 2 |
| General Servant Domestic | 2 |
| Coal Miner | 2 |
| Medical Barham | 2 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Wolley | 242 |
| John Wolley | 235 |
| William Wolley | 234 |
| Thomas Wolley | 152 |
| Elizabeth Wolley | 144 |
| Sarah Wolley | 129 |
| George Wolley | 119 |
| Ann Wolley | 91 |
| James Wolley | 85 |
| Joseph Wolley | 85 |
| Charles Wolley | 81 |
| Jane Wolley | 74 |
| Henry Wolley | 56 |
| Ellen Wolley | 55 |
| Emma Wolley | 54 |
| Eliza Wolley | 49 |
| Edward Wolley | 46 |
| Alice Wolley | 43 |
| Martha Wolley | 40 |
| Alfred Wolley | 36 |
| Hannah Wolley | 36 |
| Robert Wolley | 35 |
| Samuel Wolley | 35 |
| Annie Wolley | 32 |
| Arthur Wolley | 31 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woolley | 86% | 44,497 |
| 2 | Willey | 83% | 21,119 |
| 3 | Walley | 83% | 12,408 |
| 4 | Wolley | 100% | 3,359 |
| 5 | Willy | 67% | 3,278 |
| 6 | Woolly | 67% | 908 |
| 7 | Wally | 67% | 729 |
| 8 | Welley | 83% | 664 |
| 9 | Welly | 67% | 312 |
| 10 | Wallay | 67% | 218 |
| 11 | Wattley | 57% | 178 |
The surname Wolley is the 4th most popular variant of Woolley.