| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 1 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 9 |
| Derbyshire | 7 |
| Devon | 4 |
| Dorset | 2 |
| Durham | 10 |
| Essex | 1 |
| Gloucestershire | 1 |
| Hampshire | 1 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 7 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 1 |
| Lancashire | 31 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 1 |
| London | 29 |
| Middlesex | 2 |
| Northumberland | 13 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 4 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 7 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 11 |
| Somerset | 1 |
| Surrey | 4 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 8 |
| Warwickshire | 3 |
| Westmorland | 5 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 23 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 6 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 7 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 6 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 32 |
| Coal Miner | 7 |
| Living On Own Means | 5 |
| General Labourer | 5 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 3 |
| General Servant | 2 |
| Joiner | 2 |
| Domestic Servant | 2 |
| Coachman Domestic Servant | 2 |
| Dock Laborer | 2 |
| Civil Engineer | 2 |
| Fellmonger | 2 |
| Malsters Labourer | 2 |
| Boiler Cleaner | 1 |
| Cotton Rover | 1 |
| Drayman | 1 |
| Farm Servant | 1 |
| Hosiery Knitter | 1 |
| Leather Currier | 1 |
| Living On Her Means | 1 |
| Mariner Seas | 1 |
| Paper Seller | 1 |
| Watchman | 1 |
| Wool Spinner | 1 |
| Boot & Shoemaker | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Riston | 50 |
| John Riston | 46 |
| William Riston | 34 |
| Elizabeth Riston | 25 |
| Ann Riston | 22 |
| James Riston | 22 |
| Sarah Riston | 21 |
| Thomas Riston | 20 |
| Alice Riston | 18 |
| George Riston | 17 |
| Henry Riston | 15 |
| Jane Riston | 15 |
| Joseph Riston | 14 |
| Robert Riston | 13 |
| Annie Riston | 11 |
| Eliza Riston | 10 |
| Ellen Riston | 10 |
| Margaret Riston | 10 |
| Catherine Riston | 9 |
| Hannah Riston | 9 |
| Edward Riston | 8 |
| Emily Riston | 8 |
| Martha Riston | 8 |
| Alfred Riston | 7 |
| Frank Riston | 7 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruston | 83% | 7,969 |
| 2 | Reston | 83% | 1,319 |
| 3 | Roston | 83% | 869 |
| 4 | Riston | 100% | 662 |
| 5 | Reaston | 71% | 402 |
| 6 | Rouston | 71% | 358 |
| 7 | Rostin | 67% | 218 |
| 8 | Rustin | 67% | 211 |
| 9 | Raston | 83% | 168 |
| 10 | Rosten | 67% | 162 |
| 11 | Airstone | 63% | 152 |
| 12 | Rastin | 67% | 122 |
| 13 | Rostion | 71% | 112 |
The surname Riston is the 4th most popular variant of Ruston.