| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 8 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 0 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 1 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 0 |
| Lancashire | 2 |
| Leicestershire | 1 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 0 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 3 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 1 |
| Oxfordshire | 2 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 2 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 26 |
| Warwickshire | 2 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 23 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 22 |
| Coal Miner | 4 |
| Cotton Mill Hand | 3 |
| Baker | 1 |
| General Servant Domestic | 1 |
| Student Of Therlogy | 1 |
| Boot Fitter | 1 |
| Hawker | 1 |
| Laundress | 1 |
| Lace Hand | 1 |
| Farm Labourer | 1 |
| Lodging House Keeper | 1 |
| Colliery Banksman | 1 |
| Cooper | 1 |
| Domestic Servant | 1 |
| Railway Signal Man | 1 |
| Dress Maker | 1 |
| Grocer's Porter | 1 |
| Felannel Finisher | 1 |
| Foreman Platelayer | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Bresley | 15 |
| Mary Bresley | 11 |
| Sarah Bresley | 10 |
| Thomas Bresley | 9 |
| George Bresley | 8 |
| Robert Bresley | 8 |
| Elizabeth Bresley | 6 |
| James Bresley | 6 |
| John Bresley | 6 |
| Arthur Bresley | 5 |
| Joseph Bresley | 5 |
| Margaret Bresley | 5 |
| Samuel Bresley | 5 |
| Charles Bresley | 4 |
| Ellen Bresley | 4 |
| Henry Bresley | 4 |
| Eliza Bresley | 3 |
| Emily Bresley | 3 |
| Frances Bresley | 3 |
| Martha Bresley | 3 |
| Walter Bresley | 3 |
| Fanny Bresley | 2 |
| Florence Bresley | 2 |
| Frederick Bresley | 2 |
| Hannah Bresley | 2 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisley | 86% | 3,684 |
| 2 | Barsley | 71% | 2,913 |
| 3 | Brasley | 86% | 639 |
| 4 | Bearsley | 63% | 568 |
| 5 | Bersley | 71% | 371 |
| 6 | Breasley | 88% | 319 |
| 7 | Briesley | 88% | 309 |
| 8 | Bursley | 71% | 289 |
| 9 | Borsley | 71% | 225 |
| 10 | Bresley | 100% | 216 |
| 11 | Brusley | 86% | 172 |
The surname Bresley is the 10th most popular variant of Brisley.