| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 1 |
| Derbyshire | 1 |
| Devon | 1 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 4 |
| Essex | 7 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 8 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 3 |
| Lancashire | 18 |
| Leicestershire | 14 |
| Lincolnshire | 14 |
| London | 8 |
| Middlesex | 1 |
| Northumberland | 4 |
| Norfolk | 4 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 8 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 1 |
| Surrey | 4 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 1 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 108 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 3 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 4 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 28 |
| Shoe Maker | 4 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 4 |
| Woollen Weaver | 4 |
| Farmer | 3 |
| Domestic Servant | 3 |
| Brick Layer | 3 |
| Teacher In Element School | 2 |
| Draper's Assistant | 2 |
| Charwoman | 2 |
| Labourer | 2 |
| Hosiery | 2 |
| Dress Maker | 2 |
| General Servant | 2 |
| Assistant | 2 |
| Colliery Labourer | 2 |
| Cutler | 2 |
| General Domestic Servant | 2 |
| Grocer | 2 |
| Assistant House Maid | 1 |
| Blacksmith | 1 |
| Groom | 1 |
| Turner | 1 |
| Warehoue Woollen | 1 |
| Woollen Spinner | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Brears | 123 |
| John Brears | 99 |
| William Brears | 88 |
| Thomas Brears | 66 |
| Elizabeth Brears | 65 |
| George Brears | 54 |
| Sarah Brears | 54 |
| Ann Brears | 51 |
| James Brears | 48 |
| Jane Brears | 38 |
| Samuel Brears | 33 |
| Charles Brears | 31 |
| Hannah Brears | 27 |
| Walter Brears | 24 |
| Eliza Brears | 22 |
| Joseph Brears | 22 |
| Annie Brears | 21 |
| Maria Brears | 20 |
| Anne Brears | 15 |
| Edward Brears | 15 |
| Henry Brears | 15 |
| Alfred Brears | 14 |
| Ellen Brears | 14 |
| Robert Brears | 14 |
| Clara Brears | 13 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Briers | 67% | 4,128 |
| 2 | Barrs | 50% | 3,840 |
| 3 | Barras | 50% | 2,330 |
| 4 | Briars | 83% | 1,712 |
| 5 | Burrous | 43% | 1,512 |
| 6 | Brears | 100% | 1,478 |
| 7 | Burris | 33% | 1,369 |
| 8 | Berris | 50% | 998 |
| 9 | Barres | 33% | 853 |
| 10 | Burras | 50% | 627 |
| 11 | Barris | 33% | 575 |
| 12 | Burrs | 50% | 517 |
| 13 | Barries | 43% | 509 |
| 14 | Borris | 33% | 483 |
| 15 | Borras | 50% | 251 |
| 16 | Burrus | 33% | 142 |
| 17 | Burres | 33% | 131 |
| 18 | Barros | 33% | 112 |
The surname Brears is the 6th most popular variant of Briers.