| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 1 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 5 |
| Essex | 0 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 4 |
| Lancashire | 27 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 27 |
| London | 25 |
| Middlesex | 2 |
| Northumberland | 6 |
| Norfolk | 4 |
| Northamptonshire | 24 |
| Nottinghamshire | 3 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 3 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 2 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 138 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| General Labourer | 7 |
| Scholar | 5 |
| Farmer | 4 |
| Farmer's Son | 4 |
| Stone Mason | 3 |
| Tailor | 2 |
| Tobacconist | 2 |
| Colliery Deputy Below Ground | 2 |
| Dress Maker | 2 |
| File Cutter | 2 |
| Grocer Assistant | 2 |
| Hairdresser | 2 |
| Mineral Water Manufacturer Carter | 2 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 2 |
| Plasterer &slater Carter | 2 |
| Brick Layer Labourer | 2 |
| Pupil Teacher | 2 |
| School Master | 2 |
| Journeyman Tailor's | 1 |
| Labourer (docks) | 1 |
| Magnet Forger | 1 |
| Musical Instrument Assistant | 1 |
| Brick Layer Labourer Journeyman | 1 |
| Builder | 1 |
| Foreman Road Labourer | 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.