| Bedfordshire | 2 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 1 |
| Cambridgeshire | 8 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 2 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 110 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 2 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 5 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 4 |
| Lancashire | 8 |
| Leicestershire | 1 |
| Lincolnshire | 4 |
| London | 60 |
| Middlesex | 15 |
| Northumberland | 6 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 2 |
| Oxfordshire | 4 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 6 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 2 |
| Warwickshire | 8 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 18 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Cook Domestic | 4 |
| General Labourer | 4 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 4 |
| Carman | 3 |
| Dress Maker | 3 |
| Domestic Servant | 3 |
| Agricultural Horse Keeper On Farm | 3 |
| Shirt Maker | 2 |
| Bricklayer Labourer | 2 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 2 |
| Journeyman Baker Bread Maker | 2 |
| Scholar | 2 |
| Chimney Sweeper | 1 |
| Farm Manager | 1 |
| Grave Digger Church Off | 1 |
| Industrial School Boy | 1 |
| Laundry Maid | 1 |
| Cloth Dyers Finisher | 1 |
| Quick Signalman | 1 |
| Tool Fitter | 1 |
| House Painter | 1 |
| Ploughman Agriculture Horse | 1 |
| Domestic Gardener | 1 |
| Domestic House Maid | 1 |
| House Keeper | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Aley | 129 |
| Mary Aley | 112 |
| John Aley | 111 |
| Sarah Aley | 76 |
| Thomas Aley | 66 |
| George Aley | 61 |
| Charles Aley | 60 |
| Elizabeth Aley | 60 |
| James Aley | 55 |
| Ann Aley | 40 |
| Henry Aley | 39 |
| Alice Aley | 34 |
| Annie Aley | 32 |
| Alfred Aley | 30 |
| Jane Aley | 30 |
| Joseph Aley | 30 |
| Edward Aley | 29 |
| Robert Aley | 28 |
| Frederick Aley | 26 |
| Emily Aley | 25 |
| Arthur Aley | 21 |
| Eliza Aley | 20 |
| Emma Aley | 20 |
| Hannah Aley | 20 |
| Ellen Aley | 18 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lay | 50% | 17,630 |
| 2 | Eley | 75% | 13,721 |
| 3 | Ely | 50% | 12,676 |
| 4 | Ley | 75% | 10,502 |
| 5 | Lye | 25% | 6,717 |
| 6 | Alley | 80% | 4,468 |
| 7 | Ealey | 80% | 2,444 |
| 8 | Loy | 50% | 2,069 |
| 9 | Aley | 100% | 1,828 |
| 10 | Iley | 75% | 1,726 |
| 11 | Leay | 50% | 1,019 |
| 12 | Ayley | 80% | 834 |
| 13 | Oley | 75% | 651 |
| 14 | Laye | 25% | 642 |
| 15 | Eyley | 60% | 634 |
| 16 | Loye | 25% | 425 |
| 17 | Ealy | 50% | 393 |
| 18 | Elay | 50% | 272 |
| 19 | Ailey | 80% | 270 |
| 20 | Leoy | 50% | 213 |
| 21 | Auley | 80% | 164 |
| 22 | Eeley | 60% | 119 |
| 23 | Eloy | 50% | 115 |
| 24 | Oaley | 80% | 110 |
The surname Aley is the 9th most popular variant of Lay.