| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 26 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 6 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 0 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 11 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 3 |
| Lancashire | 3 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 9 |
| London | 13 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 7 |
| Nottinghamshire | 10 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 5 |
| Yorkshire | 13 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| 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 | 23 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 13 |
| Bricklayer | 4 |
| Ironer | 2 |
| Laundress | 2 |
| Silk Dresser | 2 |
| Dried Fish Hawker | 2 |
| Machinist | 2 |
| Linen Warehouseman | 1 |
| Delver Qurrier | 1 |
| Domestic Servant | 1 |
| Seamstress | 1 |
| Blacksmiths Labourer | 1 |
| Dress Maker | 1 |
| Whitesmith | 1 |
| Gas Keeper On G N R | 1 |
| Confectioner | 1 |
| Drover | 1 |
| Farmer | 1 |
| Grocer | 1 |
| Landed Proprietor | 1 |
| Machinists Wife | 1 |
| Labourer | 1 |
| Railway Company Servant | 1 |
| Railways Wife | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Brakes | 67 |
| John Brakes | 65 |
| Mary Brakes | 64 |
| Sarah Brakes | 37 |
| George Brakes | 31 |
| Alfred Brakes | 26 |
| Ann Brakes | 26 |
| Charles Brakes | 25 |
| Elizabeth Brakes | 23 |
| Thomas Brakes | 22 |
| James Brakes | 21 |
| Samuel Brakes | 20 |
| Harry Brakes | 18 |
| Eliza Brakes | 17 |
| Henry Brakes | 17 |
| Alice Brakes | 16 |
| Annie Brakes | 16 |
| Emma Brakes | 13 |
| Joseph Brakes | 13 |
| Jane Brakes | 12 |
| Fred Brakes | 10 |
| Hannah Brakes | 10 |
| Margaret Brakes | 10 |
| Arthur Brakes | 8 |
| Edith Brakes | 8 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brooks | 50% | 207,747 |
| 2 | Brookes | 71% | 48,596 |
| 3 | Birks | 50% | 13,371 |
| 4 | Barks | 50% | 6,211 |
| 5 | Burks | 50% | 4,148 |
| 6 | Berks | 50% | 4,037 |
| 7 | Barkes | 67% | 2,170 |
| 8 | Breaks | 67% | 1,812 |
| 9 | Brakes | 100% | 893 |
| 10 | Barkas | 50% | 864 |
| 11 | Burkes | 67% | 605 |
| 12 | Barkus | 50% | 426 |
| 13 | Birkes | 67% | 348 |
| 14 | Brokes | 83% | 302 |
| 15 | Broks | 67% | 222 |
| 16 | Briks | 67% | 167 |
| 17 | Berkes | 67% | 151 |
| 18 | Breeks | 50% | 104 |
The surname Brakes is the 9th most popular variant of Brooks.