| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 1 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 12 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 1 |
| Essex | 0 |
| Gloucestershire | 6 |
| Hampshire | 4 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 1 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 0 |
| Lancashire | 28 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 34 |
| Middlesex | 3 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 4 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 3 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 2 |
| Suffolk | 2 |
| Somerset | 4 |
| Surrey | 7 |
| Sussex | 2 |
| Staffordshire | 13 |
| Warwickshire | 16 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 4 |
| Worcestershire | 1 |
| Yorkshire | 21 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 10 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 28 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 4 |
| General Labourer | 4 |
| Labourer | 4 |
| Domestic Servant | 3 |
| Laundress | 2 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 2 |
| Charwoman | 2 |
| Farmer | 2 |
| Rector | 1 |
| Brick Layer | 1 |
| Calico Bleacher Cotton | 1 |
| Cotton Operative | 1 |
| Farmer & Spirit Merhant | 1 |
| Dress Maker | 1 |
| News Agent | 1 |
| Nurse | 1 |
| Accountant | 1 |
| Bottler | 1 |
| Farm Labourer | 1 |
| Farm Servant | 1 |
| Book Binder | 1 |
| Draper's Assistant | 1 |
| House Keeper Domestic Servant | 1 |
| Station Master | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Breston | 56 |
| William Breston | 52 |
| John Breston | 34 |
| Elizabeth Breston | 28 |
| Sarah Breston | 21 |
| George Breston | 20 |
| Thomas Breston | 20 |
| Ann Breston | 19 |
| Henry Breston | 18 |
| Jane Breston | 14 |
| Ellen Breston | 13 |
| James Breston | 13 |
| Joseph Breston | 12 |
| Alfred Breston | 11 |
| Charles Breston | 11 |
| Hannah Breston | 11 |
| Samuel Breston | 11 |
| Annie Breston | 8 |
| Arthur Breston | 8 |
| Eliza Breston | 8 |
| Emily Breston | 8 |
| Robert Breston | 8 |
| Edith Breston | 7 |
| Fanny Breston | 7 |
| Frances Breston | 7 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Briston | 86% | 8,259 |
| 2 | Burston | 71% | 5,855 |
| 3 | Bairston | 63% | 1,164 |
| 4 | Barston | 71% | 1,091 |
| 5 | Boraston | 75% | 903 |
| 6 | Breston | 100% | 702 |
| 7 | Bristone | 75% | 215 |
| 8 | Bruston | 86% | 206 |
| 9 | Braston | 86% | 194 |
| 10 | Brewston | 88% | 153 |
| 11 | Broston | 86% | 141 |
| 12 | Berston | 71% | 138 |
The surname Breston is the 6th most popular variant of Briston.