| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 23 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 2 |
| Cornwall | 4 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 12 |
| Devon | 3 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 8 |
| Essex | 9 |
| Gloucestershire | 9 |
| Hampshire | 34 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 22 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 20 |
| Lancashire | 10 |
| Leicestershire | 31 |
| Lincolnshire | 39 |
| London | 125 |
| Middlesex | 23 |
| Northumberland | 8 |
| Norfolk | 7 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 43 |
| Oxfordshire | 14 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 7 |
| Suffolk | 1 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 2 |
| Sussex | 17 |
| Staffordshire | 1 |
| Warwickshire | 7 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 1 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 22 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 1 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Labourer | 24 |
| Female Servant | 9 |
| Labourer | 8 |
| Independent | 8 |
| Tailor | 7 |
| Grocer | 5 |
| Farmer | 5 |
| Shoe Maker | 4 |
| Ag Labourer | 3 |
| Male Servant | 3 |
| Frame Work Knitter | 3 |
| Dress Maker | 3 |
| Pupil | 3 |
| Weaver | 3 |
| Independant | 2 |
| Butcher | 2 |
| Carpenter | 2 |
| Framework Knitter | 2 |
| Stocking Maker | 2 |
| Nurse | 2 |
| Silk Dresser | 2 |
| Labourer Iron Works | 2 |
| Servant | 2 |
| Surgeon | 2 |
| Nail Maker | 2 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Cooley | 472 |
| Mary Cooley | 411 |
| John Cooley | 322 |
| Elizabeth Cooley | 238 |
| George Cooley | 235 |
| Thomas Cooley | 201 |
| Charles Cooley | 189 |
| Sarah Cooley | 184 |
| James Cooley | 179 |
| Henry Cooley | 168 |
| Ann Cooley | 156 |
| Ellen Cooley | 118 |
| Jane Cooley | 117 |
| Eliza Cooley | 102 |
| Alfred Cooley | 95 |
| Alice Cooley | 92 |
| Annie Cooley | 84 |
| Margaret Cooley | 82 |
| Frederick Cooley | 77 |
| Joseph Cooley | 76 |
| Charlotte Cooley | 75 |
| Edward Cooley | 74 |
| Emma Cooley | 73 |
| Emily Cooley | 72 |
| Walter Cooley | 66 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay | 50% | 46,095 |
| 2 | Colley | 83% | 28,567 |
| 3 | Coley | 83% | 14,403 |
| 4 | Caley | 67% | 8,870 |
| 5 | Cooley | 100% | 6,530 |
| 6 | Colly | 67% | 2,020 |
| 7 | Collie | 50% | 1,685 |
| 8 | Claye | 33% | 618 |
| 9 | Couley | 83% | 544 |
| 10 | Culy | 50% | 451 |
| 11 | Coaley | 83% | 443 |
| 12 | Cley | 67% | 335 |
| 13 | Culey | 67% | 307 |
| 14 | Cauley | 67% | 293 |
| 15 | Ceely | 50% | 187 |
| 16 | Caly | 50% | 177 |
| 17 | Cloy | 50% | 177 |
| 18 | Coly | 67% | 162 |
| 19 | Coiley | 83% | 153 |
| 20 | Cooly | 83% | 147 |
| 21 | Cailey | 67% | 144 |
| 22 | Ecley | 50% | 116 |
The surname Cooley is the 5th most popular variant of Clay.