| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 4 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 1 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 1 |
| Devon | 10 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 7 |
| Essex | 21 |
| Gloucestershire | 1 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 1 |
| Lancashire | 14 |
| Leicestershire | 1 |
| Lincolnshire | 2 |
| London | 50 |
| Middlesex | 9 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 3 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 2 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 5 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 8 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 6 |
| Warwickshire | 4 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 1 |
| Yorkshire | 14 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 5 |
| Denbighshire | 2 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 58 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 2 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 7 |
| Dress Maker | 4 |
| General Labourer | 3 |
| Tailor | 2 |
| Cotton Spinner | 2 |
| General Servant Domestic | 2 |
| House Painter | 2 |
| Publican Inn Keeper | 2 |
| Builder Laborer | 2 |
| Steel Labourer | 2 |
| Boiler Fitters Smith | 1 |
| Chartering Commercial Clerk | 1 |
| China Dealer | 1 |
| Colly ? | 1 |
| Cook Domestic | 1 |
| Copper Works Labourer | 1 |
| Crane Driver At Steel Works | 1 |
| Engine Driver Colliery | 1 |
| Engine Fitter | 1 |
| Fish Mongers Assistant | 1 |
| Fishmonger | 1 |
| General Labourer In Tin Works Mf | 1 |
| Hotel Chamber Maid Domestic | 1 |
| Ordinary Seaman | 1 |
| Ships Ordinary Seaman | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Poley | 113 |
| Mary Poley | 111 |
| William Poley | 104 |
| Elizabeth Poley | 67 |
| Sarah Poley | 60 |
| Thomas Poley | 59 |
| James Poley | 46 |
| Ann Poley | 44 |
| David Poley | 35 |
| George Poley | 34 |
| Charles Poley | 33 |
| Eliza Poley | 31 |
| Emma Poley | 30 |
| Catherine Poley | 28 |
| Annie Poley | 27 |
| Joseph Poley | 26 |
| Margaret Poley | 26 |
| Jane Poley | 25 |
| Edward Poley | 24 |
| Ellen Poley | 23 |
| Robert Poley | 23 |
| Hannah Poley | 21 |
| Samuel Poley | 19 |
| Edith Poley | 18 |
| Richard Poley | 16 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pooley | 83% | 17,340 |
| 2 | Polley | 83% | 6,945 |
| 3 | Paley | 80% | 5,600 |
| 4 | Pauley | 67% | 2,105 |
| 5 | Poley | 100% | 1,736 |
| 6 | Pooly | 60% | 575 |
| 7 | Piley | 80% | 289 |
| 8 | Play | 60% | 194 |
| 9 | Pailey | 67% | 188 |
| 10 | Pauly | 40% | 159 |
| 11 | Pealey | 67% | 147 |
| 12 | Pouley | 83% | 120 |
| 13 | Puley | 80% | 114 |
The surname Poley is the 5th most popular variant of Pooley.