| Bedfordshire | 23 |
| Buckinghamshire | 7 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 59 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 1 |
| Devon | 6 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 15 |
| Gloucestershire | 22 |
| Hampshire | 8 |
| Herefordshire | 18 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 43 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 44 |
| Lancashire | 5 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 17 |
| London | 126 |
| Middlesex | 21 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 64 |
| Nottinghamshire | 11 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 43 |
| Shropshire | 19 |
| Suffolk | 4 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 28 |
| Sussex | 82 |
| Staffordshire | 20 |
| Warwickshire | 8 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 33 |
| Yorkshire | 21 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 7 |
| Monmouthshire | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 18 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 85 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 48 |
| Farm Labourer | 19 |
| Labourer | 18 |
| At Home | 12 |
| House Servant | 9 |
| Farmers Son | 7 |
| Dress Maker | 7 |
| Servant | 6 |
| Labourer's Wife | 6 |
| Coal Miner | 6 |
| Fishmonger | 5 |
| Annuitant | 5 |
| General Servant | 4 |
| Cook | 4 |
| Labourer Soap Factory | 4 |
| Chimley Sweep | 4 |
| Farmers Daughter | 3 |
| Carpenters Son | 3 |
| House Keeper | 3 |
| Butcher | 3 |
| Market Gard Labourer | 3 |
| Labourer's Daughter | 3 |
| Ag Labourer | 3 |
| Gloveress | 3 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Ruff | 487 |
| Mary Ruff | 416 |
| John Ruff | 414 |
| George Ruff | 353 |
| Elizabeth Ruff | 318 |
| Sarah Ruff | 304 |
| James Ruff | 298 |
| Thomas Ruff | 284 |
| Henry Ruff | 195 |
| Jane Ruff | 176 |
| Ann Ruff | 173 |
| Charles Ruff | 168 |
| Emma Ruff | 140 |
| Frederick Ruff | 127 |
| Annie Ruff | 117 |
| Emily Ruff | 112 |
| Richard Ruff | 105 |
| Edward Ruff | 103 |
| Alice Ruff | 95 |
| Alfred Ruff | 90 |
| Joseph Ruff | 90 |
| Charlotte Ruff | 80 |
| Eliza Ruff | 80 |
| Robert Ruff | 80 |
| Arthur Ruff | 77 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruff | 100% | 8,095 |
| 2 | Roff | 75% | 4,001 |
| 3 | Rough | 40% | 3,342 |
| 4 | Roffe | 60% | 3,213 |
| 5 | Raffe | 60% | 980 |
| 6 | Ruffee | 67% | 205 |
| 7 | Raff | 75% | 192 |
| 8 | Ruffe | 80% | 191 |
| 9 | Roffee | 50% | 185 |
| 10 | Riff | 75% | 162 |
| 11 | Raffo | 60% | 130 |
| 12 | Rooff | 60% | 117 |
The surname Ruff is the most popular version of all its varients