| Bedfordshire | 44 |
| Buckinghamshire | 3 |
| Berkshire | 9 |
| Cambridgeshire | 26 |
| Channel Islands | 7 |
| Cheshire | 1 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 40 |
| Devon | 1 |
| Dorset | 3 |
| Durham | 4 |
| Essex | 29 |
| Gloucestershire | 4 |
| Hampshire | 10 |
| Herefordshire | 27 |
| Hertfordshire | 8 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 65 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 35 |
| Lancashire | 10 |
| Leicestershire | 3 |
| Lincolnshire | 4 |
| London | 154 |
| Middlesex | 41 |
| Northumberland | 1 |
| Norfolk | 1 |
| Northamptonshire | 81 |
| Nottinghamshire | 11 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 65 |
| Shropshire | 42 |
| Suffolk | 3 |
| Somerset | 2 |
| Surrey | 49 |
| Sussex | 137 |
| Staffordshire | 11 |
| Warwickshire | 18 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 38 |
| Yorkshire | 21 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 9 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 4 |
| Monmouthshire | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 5 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 198 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 64 |
| Labourer | 13 |
| General Labourer | 12 |
| Dress Maker | 10 |
| Annuitant | 7 |
| Coal Miner | 7 |
| Field Work | 6 |
| Carpenter | 5 |
| Cook | 5 |
| Domestic Servant | 5 |
| General Servant | 5 |
| Agent Labourer | 5 |
| Agricultural Labourer Wife | 5 |
| Farm Labourer | 5 |
| Farm Servant | 5 |
| Clock Maker | 4 |
| General Servant Domestic | 4 |
| General Domestic Servant | 4 |
| Bricklayer | 4 |
| Farmers Son | 4 |
| Fishmonger | 4 |
| Gloveress | 4 |
| Governess | 3 |
| Straw Plaiter | 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