| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 4 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 11 |
| Cornwall | 5 |
| Cumberland | 2 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 1 |
| Dorset | 7 |
| Durham | 3 |
| Essex | 5 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 1 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 9 |
| Lancashire | 26 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 2 |
| London | 17 |
| Middlesex | 1 |
| Northumberland | 3 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 1 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 15 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 1 |
| Surrey | 2 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 20 |
| Warwickshire | 7 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 1 |
| Worcestershire | 23 |
| Yorkshire | 5 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 3 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 20 |
| Farmer | 5 |
| Cotton Weaver | 4 |
| General Labourer | 3 |
| General Servant Domestic | 2 |
| Blacksmith | 2 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 2 |
| Coal Miner | 2 |
| Cook | 2 |
| Cabinet Maker | 2 |
| Grocer | 2 |
| Butcher | 2 |
| Inn Keeper | 1 |
| Porter | 1 |
| Domestic Servant | 1 |
| Farm Labourer | 1 |
| Shepherd | 1 |
| Waggoners Domestic | 1 |
| Charwoman | 1 |
| Living On Own Mean | 1 |
| Brewers Dray Man & Car Man | 1 |
| Gold Jeweller | 1 |
| Ladies Maid Domestic | 1 |
| Post Mistres Grocer | 1 |
| Worsted Winder | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Boraston | 59 |
| Thomas Boraston | 58 |
| Elizabeth Boraston | 54 |
| William Boraston | 54 |
| John Boraston | 45 |
| George Boraston | 26 |
| Ann Boraston | 25 |
| Alfred Boraston | 20 |
| James Boraston | 20 |
| Louisa Boraston | 20 |
| Alice Boraston | 19 |
| Ellen Boraston | 18 |
| Eliza Boraston | 17 |
| Henry Boraston | 17 |
| Walter Boraston | 17 |
| Frederick Boraston | 16 |
| Emma Boraston | 15 |
| Sarah Boraston | 15 |
| Joseph Boraston | 14 |
| Emily Boraston | 13 |
| Hannah Boraston | 12 |
| Richard Boraston | 12 |
| Charles Boraston | 11 |
| Edward Boraston | 10 |
| Jane Boraston | 10 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Briston | 75% | 8,259 |
| 2 | Burston | 75% | 5,855 |
| 3 | Bairston | 63% | 1,164 |
| 4 | Barston | 75% | 1,091 |
| 5 | Boraston | 100% | 903 |
| 6 | Breston | 75% | 702 |
| 7 | Bristone | 63% | 215 |
| 8 | Bruston | 75% | 206 |
| 9 | Braston | 88% | 194 |
| 10 | Broston | 75% | 141 |
| 11 | Berston | 75% | 138 |
The surname Boraston is the 5th most popular variant of Briston.