| Bedfordshire | 2 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 2 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 1 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 1 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 0 |
| Gloucestershire | 1 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 1 |
| Lancashire | 108 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 1 |
| London | 0 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 1 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 3 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 3 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 12 |
| Warwickshire | 6 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 8 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Cotton Weaver | 7 |
| Calico Weaver | 3 |
| Baker | 2 |
| General Labourer | 2 |
| Labourer | 2 |
| Weaver (cotton) | 2 |
| Apprentice Engineer | 1 |
| Barmaid | 1 |
| Blacksmith | 1 |
| Confectioners Shop Keeper | 1 |
| Draper Errand Boy | 1 |
| Fitters Labourer | 1 |
| Straw Hat Manufacturer | 1 |
| Clerk | 1 |
| Engine Fitter | 1 |
| File Cutter | 1 |
| Machine Printer | 1 |
| Silversmith | 1 |
| Tile Maker | 1 |
| Tin Plate Maker | 1 |
| General Servant Domestic | 1 |
| Engineer Fiffer | 1 |
| Engineer Machinist | 1 |
| House Painter & Decorator | 1 |
| Nurse Domestic | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Roston | 69 |
| Mary Roston | 57 |
| John Roston | 48 |
| Thomas Roston | 48 |
| Elizabeth Roston | 44 |
| James Roston | 44 |
| Sarah Roston | 41 |
| Ann Roston | 25 |
| Margaret Roston | 21 |
| Alice Roston | 19 |
| Henry Roston | 19 |
| George Roston | 18 |
| Jane Roston | 16 |
| Ellen Roston | 15 |
| Joseph Roston | 14 |
| Robert Roston | 14 |
| Charles Roston | 13 |
| Emma Roston | 13 |
| Edward Roston | 10 |
| Emily Roston | 10 |
| Frederick Roston | 10 |
| Martha Roston | 10 |
| Richard Roston | 10 |
| Isabella Roston | 9 |
| Samuel Roston | 9 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruston | 83% | 7,969 |
| 2 | Reston | 83% | 1,319 |
| 3 | Roston | 100% | 869 |
| 4 | Riston | 83% | 662 |
| 5 | Reaston | 71% | 402 |
| 6 | Rouston | 86% | 358 |
| 7 | Rostin | 83% | 218 |
| 8 | Rustin | 67% | 211 |
| 9 | Raston | 83% | 168 |
| 10 | Rosten | 83% | 162 |
| 11 | Airstone | 50% | 152 |
| 12 | Rastin | 67% | 122 |
| 13 | Rostion | 86% | 112 |
The surname Roston is the 3rd most popular variant of Ruston.