| Bedfordshire | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 2 |
| Berkshire | 7 |
| Cambridgeshire | 108 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 51 |
| Cornwall | 402 |
| Cumberland | 44 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 62 |
| Dorset | 7 |
| Durham | 87 |
| Essex | 173 |
| Gloucestershire | 2 |
| Hampshire | 22 |
| Herefordshire | 5 |
| Hertfordshire | 91 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 12 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 89 |
| Lancashire | 149 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 4 |
| London | 309 |
| Middlesex | 104 |
| Northumberland | 78 |
| Norfolk | 26 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 5 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 12 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 26 |
| Somerset | 5 |
| Surrey | 37 |
| Sussex | 12 |
| Staffordshire | 3 |
| Warwickshire | 16 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 4 |
| Worcestershire | 1 |
| Yorkshire | 26 |
| Anglesey | 1 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 59 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 13 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 2 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 35 |
| Tin Miner | 20 |
| General Servant Domestic | 18 |
| General Labourer | 16 |
| Dress Maker | 15 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 15 |
| Scholar | 14 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 12 |
| Cook Domestic | 11 |
| Blacksmith | 11 |
| Farmer | 9 |
| Carpenter | 8 |
| Dressmaker | 8 |
| Gardener Domestic | 8 |
| Charwoman | 7 |
| Clerk | 7 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 7 |
| Dock Labourer | 6 |
| Servant Domestic | 6 |
| Engine Fitter | 6 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 6 |
| School | 6 |
| Domestic Servant | 5 |
| School Teacher | 5 |
| Slater Plasterer | 5 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Rule | 1,080 |
| William Rule | 1,042 |
| John Rule | 873 |
| Elizabeth Rule | 725 |
| James Rule | 599 |
| Thomas Rule | 459 |
| George Rule | 400 |
| Jane Rule | 374 |
| Charles Rule | 339 |
| Sarah Rule | 295 |
| Henry Rule | 288 |
| Ann Rule | 282 |
| Richard Rule | 282 |
| Eliza Rule | 239 |
| Joseph Rule | 216 |
| Emily Rule | 194 |
| Alice Rule | 176 |
| Annie Rule | 174 |
| Robert Rule | 172 |
| Susan Rule | 151 |
| Emma Rule | 145 |
| Ellen Rule | 142 |
| Frederick Rule | 142 |
| Edward Rule | 139 |
| Margaret Rule | 139 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Earl | 0% | 26,656 |
| 2 | Rule | 100% | 14,292 |
| 3 | Earle | 40% | 13,504 |
| 4 | Real | 25% | 3,888 |
| 5 | Reel | 25% | 1,014 |
| 6 | Oriel | 20% | 797 |
| 7 | Ruel | 50% | 690 |
| 8 | Rail | 25% | 594 |
| 9 | Role | 75% | 510 |
| 10 | Reale | 60% | 470 |
| 11 | Rale | 75% | 277 |
| 12 | Rial | 25% | 254 |
| 13 | Roole | 60% | 251 |
| 14 | Riel | 25% | 241 |
| 15 | Reil | 25% | 221 |
| 16 | Arle | 50% | 215 |
| 17 | Rool | 25% | 193 |
| 18 | Erle | 50% | 161 |
| 19 | Rile | 75% | 154 |
| 20 | Ral | 50% | 149 |
| 21 | Rol | 50% | 145 |
| 22 | Reele | 60% | 132 |
The surname Rule is the 2nd most popular variant of Earl.