| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 13 |
| Berkshire | 4 |
| Cambridgeshire | 14 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 7 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 1 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 6 |
| Essex | 4 |
| Gloucestershire | 2 |
| Hampshire | 6 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 6 |
| Lancashire | 36 |
| Leicestershire | 1 |
| Lincolnshire | 7 |
| London | 11 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 5 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 2 |
| Surrey | 5 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 11 |
| Warwickshire | 5 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 1 |
| Yorkshire | 24 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 7 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 33 |
| Cotton Weaver | 6 |
| Farmer | 3 |
| Chair Maker | 3 |
| General Labourer | 3 |
| Straw Hat Machinist | 2 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 2 |
| Brick Layers Labourer | 2 |
| Confectioner | 2 |
| Painter | 2 |
| Laundress | 2 |
| Railway Porter | 2 |
| Joiner | 2 |
| Tailor | 2 |
| Domestic General Servant | 1 |
| Barrister Law | 1 |
| Railway Signal Man | 1 |
| Eating House Keeper | 1 |
| Soldier Corporal | 1 |
| Visitor | 1 |
| Clerk Book Keeper | 1 |
| Hooker | 1 |
| Plasterer | 1 |
| Stationary Engine Foreman | 1 |
| Certificated Hotel | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Asby | 61 |
| William Asby | 58 |
| George Asby | 35 |
| John Asby | 34 |
| Elizabeth Asby | 32 |
| James Asby | 32 |
| Thomas Asby | 30 |
| Sarah Asby | 29 |
| Eliza Asby | 21 |
| Ann Asby | 19 |
| Charles Asby | 18 |
| Robert Asby | 18 |
| Emma Asby | 14 |
| Edward Asby | 13 |
| Frederick Asby | 13 |
| Henry Asby | 13 |
| Jane Asby | 13 |
| Ellen Asby | 12 |
| Joseph Asby | 12 |
| Richard Asby | 12 |
| Caroline Asby | 8 |
| Edith Asby | 8 |
| Rebecca Asby | 8 |
| Alfred Asby | 7 |
| Florence Asby | 7 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sobey | 40% | 2,575 |
| 2 | Sabey | 40% | 2,115 |
| 3 | Easby | 80% | 1,376 |
| 4 | Seaby | 40% | 1,016 |
| 5 | Asby | 100% | 797 |
| 6 | Soby | 50% | 477 |
| 7 | Ousby | 60% | 391 |
| 8 | Saby | 50% | 299 |
| 9 | Seeby | 40% | 278 |
| 10 | Sibey | 40% | 243 |
| 11 | Saaby | 60% | 186 |
| 12 | Isby | 75% | 177 |
| 13 | Sooby | 40% | 177 |
| 14 | Asbey | 80% | 143 |
The surname Asby is the 5th most popular variant of Sobey.