| Bedfordshire | 22 |
| Buckinghamshire | 5 |
| Berkshire | 5 |
| Cambridgeshire | 11 |
| Channel Islands | 8 |
| Cheshire | 50 |
| Cornwall | 2 |
| Cumberland | 1 |
| Derbyshire | 40 |
| Devon | 16 |
| Dorset | 5 |
| Durham | 250 |
| Essex | 103 |
| Gloucestershire | 9 |
| Hampshire | 90 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 74 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 137 |
| Lancashire | 770 |
| Leicestershire | 9 |
| Lincolnshire | 339 |
| London | 524 |
| Middlesex | 100 |
| Northumberland | 116 |
| Norfolk | 27 |
| Northamptonshire | 23 |
| Nottinghamshire | 71 |
| Oxfordshire | 3 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 5 |
| Suffolk | 9 |
| Somerset | 7 |
| Surrey | 47 |
| Sussex | 38 |
| Staffordshire | 63 |
| Warwickshire | 44 |
| Westmorland | 20 |
| Wiltshire | 6 |
| Worcestershire | 21 |
| Yorkshire | 1,991 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 3 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 5 |
| Glamorgan | 16 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 3 |
| Pembrokeshire | 4 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 54 |
| General Labourer | 33 |
| General Servant Domestic | 33 |
| Cotton Weaver | 33 |
| Dress Maker | 31 |
| Scholar | 23 |
| Farmer | 23 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 22 |
| Cook Domestic | 18 |
| Gardener Domestic | 16 |
| Butcher | 15 |
| Domestic Servant | 15 |
| Grocer | 14 |
| Grocer Assistant | 13 |
| Cabinet Maker | 11 |
| Charwoman | 11 |
| Dressmaker | 11 |
| Draper Assistant | 10 |
| House Maid Domestic | 10 |
| Tailoress | 10 |
| Dock Labourer | 10 |
| Joiner | 9 |
| Domestic General Servant | 9 |
| Laundress Wash | 9 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 8 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Wray | 2,017 |
| William Wray | 2,012 |
| John Wray | 1,924 |
| Elizabeth Wray | 1,282 |
| Thomas Wray | 1,114 |
| George Wray | 1,074 |
| Sarah Wray | 942 |
| James Wray | 709 |
| Jane Wray | 663 |
| Charles Wray | 625 |
| Ann Wray | 615 |
| Joseph Wray | 607 |
| Robert Wray | 528 |
| Annie Wray | 477 |
| Hannah Wray | 411 |
| Alice Wray | 410 |
| Eliza Wray | 401 |
| Margaret Wray | 388 |
| Henry Wray | 381 |
| Richard Wray | 369 |
| Arthur Wray | 358 |
| Ellen Wray | 321 |
| Alfred Wray | 318 |
| Emma Wray | 303 |
| Edward Wray | 289 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray | 75% | 49,419 |
| 2 | Wray | 100% | 29,304 |
| 3 | Reay | 50% | 18,029 |
| 4 | Rae | 50% | 7,853 |
| 5 | Rey | 50% | 2,428 |
| 6 | Ree | 25% | 1,828 |
| 7 | Raye | 50% | 1,019 |
| 8 | Weary | 60% | 586 |
| 9 | Wrey | 75% | 485 |
| 10 | Wery | 50% | 390 |
| 11 | Wary | 50% | 351 |
| 12 | Warey | 60% | 189 |
| 13 | Owery | 40% | 138 |
| 14 | Aray | 75% | 101 |
The surname Wray is the 2nd most popular variant of Ray.