| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 4 |
| Berkshire | 3 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 10 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 1 |
| Devon | 14 |
| Dorset | 5 |
| Durham | 5 |
| Essex | 20 |
| Gloucestershire | 3 |
| Hampshire | 26 |
| Herefordshire | 3 |
| Hertfordshire | 1 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 10 |
| Lancashire | 68 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 109 |
| Middlesex | 35 |
| Northumberland | 1 |
| Norfolk | 1 |
| Northamptonshire | 1 |
| Nottinghamshire | 4 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 6 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 3 |
| Surrey | 20 |
| Sussex | 8 |
| Staffordshire | 19 |
| Warwickshire | 3 |
| Westmorland | 6 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 5 |
| Yorkshire | 279 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 25 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 98 |
| General Labourer | 23 |
| Coal Miner | 12 |
| Cotton Weaver | 9 |
| Stone Mason | 7 |
| Labourer | 7 |
| Worsted Spinner | 7 |
| Domestic Servant | 5 |
| Laundress | 5 |
| Woollen Weaver | 5 |
| General Servant Domestic | 4 |
| Living On Own Means | 4 |
| Dress Maker | 4 |
| Farmer | 4 |
| House Keeper | 3 |
| Carpenter | 3 |
| Tailor | 3 |
| General Servant | 3 |
| Clerk | 3 |
| Cook Domestic Servant | 3 |
| Pupil Teacher | 3 |
| Gardener | 3 |
| Joiner | 3 |
| Cotton Winder | 2 |
| Stone Quarryman | 2 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Brier | 320 |
| John Brier | 270 |
| William Brier | 232 |
| Elizabeth Brier | 198 |
| James Brier | 180 |
| Sarah Brier | 169 |
| Thomas Brier | 118 |
| Ann Brier | 109 |
| George Brier | 103 |
| Charles Brier | 91 |
| Joseph Brier | 90 |
| Henry Brier | 87 |
| Jane Brier | 67 |
| Hannah Brier | 61 |
| Eliza Brier | 60 |
| Martha Brier | 58 |
| Ellen Brier | 55 |
| Annie Brier | 54 |
| Emma Brier | 53 |
| Harry Brier | 52 |
| Walter Brier | 51 |
| Alice Brier | 45 |
| Edward Brier | 45 |
| Emily Brier | 44 |
| Margaret Brier | 44 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barr | 40% | 21,963 |
| 2 | Burr | 40% | 15,520 |
| 3 | Brier | 100% | 4,428 |
| 4 | Bryer | 80% | 3,816 |
| 5 | Brear | 60% | 3,583 |
| 6 | Boorer | 50% | 2,133 |
| 7 | Borer | 60% | 1,989 |
| 8 | Barrie | 50% | 1,864 |
| 9 | Boarer | 50% | 864 |
| 10 | Bourer | 50% | 475 |
| 11 | Breare | 50% | 446 |
| 12 | Bearer | 50% | 430 |
| 13 | Briar | 80% | 356 |
| 14 | Burree | 50% | 345 |
| 15 | Berrie | 50% | 320 |
| 16 | Berr | 40% | 296 |
| 17 | Barer | 60% | 248 |
| 18 | Barre | 40% | 211 |
| 19 | Burra | 20% | 172 |
| 20 | Borrie | 50% | 162 |
| 21 | Bruer | 80% | 101 |
The surname Brier is the 3rd most popular variant of Barr.