| Bedfordshire | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 18 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 5 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 1 |
| Derbyshire | 10 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 2 |
| Durham | 94 |
| Essex | 1 |
| Gloucestershire | 1 |
| Hampshire | 4 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 2 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 4 |
| Lancashire | 127 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 20 |
| London | 98 |
| Middlesex | 25 |
| Northumberland | 25 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 15 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 2 |
| Somerset | 6 |
| Surrey | 6 |
| Sussex | 6 |
| Staffordshire | 8 |
| Warwickshire | 13 |
| Westmorland | 4 |
| Wiltshire | 2 |
| Worcestershire | 6 |
| Yorkshire | 454 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 5 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 74 |
| Private Means | 22 |
| Cotton Weaver | 10 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 9 |
| Farmer | 8 |
| None | 6 |
| General Labourer | 5 |
| Dressmaker | 5 |
| Carter | 4 |
| Weaver | 4 |
| At School | 4 |
| Commercial Traveller | 3 |
| Postman | 3 |
| Warehouseman | 3 |
| Nil | 3 |
| Assistance In House | 3 |
| Charwoman | 3 |
| Domestic | 3 |
| Worsted Weaver | 3 |
| Hawker | 3 |
| Dressmaker Machinest | 2 |
| Joiner | 2 |
| Maker Up Paper Works | 2 |
| Pension Retired | 2 |
| Stone Mason | 2 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Paley | 440 |
| John Paley | 402 |
| William Paley | 363 |
| Thomas Paley | 220 |
| Elizabeth Paley | 200 |
| James Paley | 184 |
| George Paley | 180 |
| Sarah Paley | 180 |
| Ann Paley | 155 |
| Joseph Paley | 130 |
| Margaret Paley | 126 |
| Jane Paley | 108 |
| Alice Paley | 100 |
| Robert Paley | 100 |
| Annie Paley | 76 |
| Hannah Paley | 75 |
| Ellen Paley | 73 |
| Charles Paley | 70 |
| Henry Paley | 66 |
| Eliza Paley | 61 |
| Edward Paley | 59 |
| Martha Paley | 58 |
| Frederick Paley | 57 |
| Florence Paley | 54 |
| Richard Paley | 54 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pooley | 67% | 17,340 |
| 2 | Paley | 100% | 5,600 |
| 3 | Pauley | 83% | 2,105 |
| 4 | Poley | 80% | 1,736 |
| 5 | Pooly | 40% | 575 |
| 6 | Payley | 83% | 307 |
| 7 | Piley | 80% | 289 |
| 8 | Palley | 83% | 259 |
| 9 | Play | 60% | 194 |
| 10 | Pailey | 83% | 188 |
| 11 | Pauly | 60% | 159 |
| 12 | Pealey | 83% | 147 |
| 13 | Pouley | 67% | 120 |
| 14 | Puley | 80% | 114 |
The surname Paley is the 2nd most popular variant of Pooley.