| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 2 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 7 |
| Derbyshire | 5 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 37 |
| Essex | 1 |
| Gloucestershire | 16 |
| Hampshire | 4 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 6 |
| Lancashire | 45 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 6 |
| London | 52 |
| Middlesex | 17 |
| Northumberland | 20 |
| Norfolk | 2 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 9 |
| Somerset | 1 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 7 |
| Staffordshire | 6 |
| Warwickshire | 5 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 18 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 5 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 4 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 59 |
| Coal Miner | 7 |
| General Labourer | 6 |
| Blacksmith | 4 |
| Domestic Servant | 3 |
| Fisherman | 2 |
| Dress Maker Apprentice | 2 |
| Living On Own Means | 2 |
| Rector In Coal Mine | 2 |
| Farmer | 2 |
| Carpenter & Joiner | 2 |
| Boy Second Class Sea R N | 1 |
| ?agent | 1 |
| Apprentice | 1 |
| Baker | 1 |
| Boot Clicker | 1 |
| Box Maker | 1 |
| Carman | 1 |
| Laundress | 1 |
| General Servant Domestic | 1 |
| Housemaid | 1 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 1 |
| Private Of Durham L J | 1 |
| House Keeper Domestic | 1 |
| Shipwright | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Ruther | 90 |
| William Ruther | 85 |
| John Ruther | 71 |
| Thomas Ruther | 59 |
| Elizabeth Ruther | 50 |
| Sarah Ruther | 48 |
| George Ruther | 41 |
| James Ruther | 36 |
| Ann Ruther | 28 |
| Charles Ruther | 28 |
| Jane Ruther | 28 |
| Margaret Ruther | 28 |
| Henry Ruther | 23 |
| Robert Ruther | 23 |
| Joseph Ruther | 19 |
| Edward Ruther | 17 |
| Eliza Ruther | 17 |
| Samuel Ruther | 17 |
| Annie Ruther | 16 |
| Emily Ruther | 15 |
| Albert Ruther | 14 |
| Martha Ruther | 14 |
| Ellen Ruther | 13 |
| Louisa Ruther | 13 |
| Caroline Ruther | 12 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur | 50% | 36,897 |
| 2 | Rothera | 71% | 1,673 |
| 3 | Ruther | 100% | 1,247 |
| 4 | Arther | 67% | 1,211 |
| 5 | Arthar | 50% | 589 |
| 6 | Rother | 83% | 550 |
| 7 | Rotheroe | 63% | 361 |
| 8 | Aurther | 71% | 242 |
| 9 | Rather | 83% | 187 |
| 10 | Reather | 71% | 158 |
| 11 | Aurthur | 57% | 152 |
| 12 | Rothero | 71% | 126 |
The surname Ruther is the 3rd most popular variant of Arthur.