| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 40 |
| Essex | 0 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 4 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 1 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 0 |
| Lancashire | 0 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 1 |
| Middlesex | 1 |
| Northumberland | 7 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 0 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 8 |
| Dress Maker | 3 |
| Blacksmith | 2 |
| Pitman | 2 |
| House Servant | 2 |
| Auctioneer | 1 |
| Auctioneer's Wife | 1 |
| Carpenter Apprentice | 1 |
| Cart Man | 1 |
| Clark | 1 |
| Coal Miner | 1 |
| House Proprietor | 1 |
| Labourer In Alkale Works | 1 |
| Pitmans Widow | 1 |
| Retired Sword Maker | 1 |
| Smith | 1 |
| Tailor | 1 |
| Taylor Apprentice | 1 |
| Shipwright | 1 |
| Ostler | 1 |
| Coal Owner | 1 |
| Stone Mason | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Oley | 58 |
| Mary Oley | 54 |
| Robert Oley | 41 |
| Elizabeth Oley | 32 |
| Joseph Oley | 30 |
| John Oley | 27 |
| Ann Oley | 26 |
| Christopher Oley | 23 |
| Richard Oley | 19 |
| Jane Oley | 18 |
| Nicholas Oley | 18 |
| Sarah Oley | 18 |
| Thomas Oley | 17 |
| James Oley | 14 |
| Isabella Oley | 13 |
| Charles Oley | 12 |
| George Oley | 11 |
| Hannah Oley | 11 |
| Eliza Oley | 10 |
| Edward Oley | 7 |
| Ellen Oley | 7 |
| Martha Oley | 7 |
| Fanny Oley | 6 |
| Catherine Oley | 5 |
| Eleanor Oley | 5 |
| 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 | Olley | 80% | 7,313 |
| 6 | Lye | 25% | 6,717 |
| 7 | Ealey | 60% | 2,444 |
| 8 | Loy | 50% | 2,069 |
| 9 | Aley | 75% | 1,828 |
| 10 | Iley | 75% | 1,726 |
| 11 | Leay | 50% | 1,019 |
| 12 | Oley | 100% | 651 |
| 13 | Laye | 25% | 642 |
| 14 | Loye | 25% | 425 |
| 15 | Ealy | 25% | 393 |
| 16 | Elay | 50% | 272 |
| 17 | Ailey | 60% | 270 |
| 18 | Leoy | 50% | 213 |
| 19 | Auley | 60% | 164 |
| 20 | Olly | 75% | 130 |
| 21 | Eeley | 60% | 119 |
| 22 | Eloy | 50% | 115 |
| 23 | Oaley | 80% | 110 |
The surname Oley is the 12th most popular variant of Lay.