| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 13 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 2 |
| Cornwall | 6 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 14 |
| Gloucestershire | 4 |
| Hampshire | 2 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 1 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 3 |
| Lancashire | 14 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 1 |
| London | 34 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 3 |
| Norfolk | 2 |
| Northamptonshire | 19 |
| Nottinghamshire | 4 |
| Oxfordshire | 18 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 14 |
| Somerset | 3 |
| Surrey | 1 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 1 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 10 |
| Worcestershire | 2 |
| Yorkshire | 45 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Labourer | 19 |
| Scholar | 18 |
| House Servant | 5 |
| Servant | 5 |
| Day Scholar | 4 |
| Labourer | 3 |
| House Keeper | 3 |
| Pauper None | 3 |
| At Home | 2 |
| Farm Labourer | 2 |
| Groom | 2 |
| Waiter | 2 |
| Pauper | 2 |
| Glass Blower | 2 |
| Collier | 2 |
| Farmer's Wife | 1 |
| Miller Employing 2 Men | 1 |
| P P Gardners Widow | 1 |
| P P Late Farm Man | 1 |
| Weaver Cotton | 1 |
| Annuitant | 1 |
| Pauper Frame Work K | 1 |
| Boy | 1 |
| Nurse Maid | 1 |
| Sunday Scholar | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Ealey | 174 |
| William Ealey | 172 |
| John Ealey | 153 |
| Elizabeth Ealey | 103 |
| Sarah Ealey | 100 |
| James Ealey | 83 |
| George Ealey | 69 |
| Thomas Ealey | 67 |
| Ann Ealey | 66 |
| Charles Ealey | 60 |
| Henry Ealey | 49 |
| Eliza Ealey | 45 |
| Jane Ealey | 40 |
| Frederick Ealey | 38 |
| Edward Ealey | 37 |
| Emily Ealey | 31 |
| Alfred Ealey | 30 |
| Annie Ealey | 30 |
| Martha Ealey | 30 |
| Alice Ealey | 29 |
| Hannah Ealey | 29 |
| Arthur Ealey | 28 |
| Ellen Ealey | 26 |
| Joseph Ealey | 26 |
| Edith Ealey | 24 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lay | 40% | 17,630 |
| 2 | Eley | 80% | 13,721 |
| 3 | Ely | 60% | 12,676 |
| 4 | Ley | 60% | 10,502 |
| 5 | Lye | 20% | 6,717 |
| 6 | Ealey | 100% | 2,444 |
| 7 | Elley | 80% | 2,426 |
| 8 | Loy | 40% | 2,069 |
| 9 | Aley | 80% | 1,828 |
| 10 | Iley | 60% | 1,726 |
| 11 | Leay | 40% | 1,019 |
| 12 | Oley | 60% | 651 |
| 13 | Laye | 40% | 642 |
| 14 | Loye | 20% | 425 |
| 15 | Ealy | 80% | 393 |
| 16 | Elay | 60% | 272 |
| 17 | Ailey | 60% | 270 |
| 18 | Leoy | 40% | 213 |
| 19 | Auley | 60% | 164 |
| 20 | Eeley | 80% | 119 |
| 21 | Eloy | 60% | 115 |
| 22 | Oaley | 80% | 110 |
The surname Ealey is the 6th most popular variant of Lay.