| Bedfordshire | 55 |
| Buckinghamshire | 12 |
| Berkshire | 21 |
| Cambridgeshire | 31 |
| Channel Islands | 20 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 4 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 23 |
| Devon | 1 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 2 |
| Essex | 37 |
| Gloucestershire | 1 |
| Hampshire | 42 |
| Herefordshire | 19 |
| Hertfordshire | 5 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 44 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 53 |
| Lancashire | 32 |
| Leicestershire | 15 |
| Lincolnshire | 2 |
| London | 262 |
| Middlesex | 88 |
| Northumberland | 8 |
| Norfolk | 3 |
| Northamptonshire | 110 |
| Nottinghamshire | 22 |
| Oxfordshire | 2 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 44 |
| Shropshire | 63 |
| Suffolk | 2 |
| Somerset | 1 |
| Surrey | 40 |
| Sussex | 190 |
| Staffordshire | 16 |
| Warwickshire | 45 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 10 |
| Worcestershire | 48 |
| Yorkshire | 69 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 14 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 2 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 6 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| General Labourer | 17 |
| Scholar | 17 |
| General Servant Domestic | 15 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 15 |
| Living On Own Means | 14 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 11 |
| Farmer | 8 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 6 |
| Gardener Domestic | 6 |
| Bricklayer | 5 |
| Carpenter | 5 |
| Domestic Servant | 5 |
| Laundress Wash | 5 |
| Nurse Domestic | 5 |
| Dress Maker | 5 |
| General Servant | 4 |
| House Maid Domestic | 4 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 4 |
| Railway Clerk | 4 |
| Draper Assistant | 4 |
| Carter On Farm | 4 |
| Railway Signalman | 4 |
| Fish Monger | 3 |
| Basket Maker | 3 |
| Shepherd | 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