| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 3 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 6 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 7 |
| Derbyshire | 3 |
| Devon | 1 |
| Dorset | 8 |
| Durham | 33 |
| Essex | 2 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 26 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 3 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 22 |
| Lancashire | 54 |
| Leicestershire | 1 |
| Lincolnshire | 8 |
| London | 122 |
| Middlesex | 61 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 1 |
| Nottinghamshire | 4 |
| Oxfordshire | 2 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 7 |
| Somerset | 2 |
| Surrey | 25 |
| Sussex | 5 |
| Staffordshire | 21 |
| Warwickshire | 17 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 6 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 189 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 4 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 2 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 10 |
| Scholar | 8 |
| General Labourer | 7 |
| Bricklayer | 5 |
| Dock Labourer | 4 |
| House Maid Domestic | 4 |
| Joiner Carpenter | 4 |
| Cook Domestic | 3 |
| Brick Layer | 3 |
| General Servant Domestic | 3 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 3 |
| Laundress | 3 |
| Cabinet Maker | 3 |
| Commercial Clerk | 2 |
| Builder & Brick Layer | 2 |
| Grocer | 2 |
| House Painter | 2 |
| Labourer | 2 |
| School Teacher | 2 |
| Tailor | 2 |
| Charwoman | 2 |
| Board School Teacher | 2 |
| At School | 2 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 2 |
| Coal Putter Below | 2 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Dry | 341 |
| Mary Dry | 246 |
| John Dry | 183 |
| Elizabeth Dry | 163 |
| Sarah Dry | 144 |
| Thomas Dry | 137 |
| George Dry | 128 |
| Henry Dry | 105 |
| Jane Dry | 105 |
| Charles Dry | 99 |
| James Dry | 95 |
| Ann Dry | 90 |
| Richard Dry | 70 |
| Alfred Dry | 59 |
| Annie Dry | 59 |
| Edward Dry | 59 |
| Emily Dry | 58 |
| Eliza Dry | 55 |
| Emma Dry | 52 |
| Ellen Dry | 50 |
| Alice Dry | 47 |
| Arthur Dry | 47 |
| Charlotte Dry | 44 |
| Frederick Dry | 43 |
| Robert Dry | 43 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dorey | 60% | 7,927 |
| 2 | Dray | 75% | 5,882 |
| 3 | Darey | 60% | 4,391 |
| 4 | Dry | 100% | 4,160 |
| 5 | Dury | 75% | 2,849 |
| 6 | Deary | 60% | 2,393 |
| 7 | Dary | 75% | 1,338 |
| 8 | Dory | 75% | 811 |
| 9 | Durey | 60% | 728 |
| 10 | Dairy | 60% | 700 |
| 11 | Deery | 60% | 336 |
| 12 | Drye | 75% | 294 |
| 13 | Droy | 75% | 183 |
| 14 | Doury | 60% | 180 |
| 15 | Dery | 75% | 171 |
| 16 | Drey | 75% | 150 |
| 17 | Daury | 60% | 134 |
| 18 | Dearey | 50% | 113 |
| 19 | Doorey | 50% | 113 |
| 20 | Diery | 60% | 109 |
| 21 | Odery | 60% | 104 |
The surname Dry is the 4th most popular variant of Dorey.