| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 3 |
| Berkshire | 1 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 1 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 21 |
| Devon | 1 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 2 |
| Essex | 6 |
| Gloucestershire | 1 |
| Hampshire | 3 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 5 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 6 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 3 |
| Lancashire | 226 |
| Leicestershire | 213 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 73 |
| Middlesex | 64 |
| Northumberland | 15 |
| Norfolk | 4 |
| Northamptonshire | 19 |
| Nottinghamshire | 2 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 6 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 1 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 1 |
| Sussex | 1 |
| Staffordshire | 7 |
| Warwickshire | 7 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 5 |
| Yorkshire | 48 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Cotton Weaver | 12 |
| General Labourer | 11 |
| Domestic Servant | 7 |
| General Servant Domestic | 6 |
| Bricklayer | 5 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 5 |
| Coal Heaver Underground | 4 |
| Cotton Winder | 4 |
| Labourer Sheet Glase Works | 4 |
| School Boy | 4 |
| Coal Hewer | 3 |
| Publican | 3 |
| Servant Domestic | 3 |
| Tailor | 3 |
| Worsted Spinner | 3 |
| Dress Maker | 3 |
| Brickyard Labourer | 3 |
| Hawker | 3 |
| Stocking Factory Hand Wool & Cotton | 3 |
| Carpenter | 2 |
| Cook Domestic | 2 |
| Blacksmith | 2 |
| Stocking Maker Wool & Cotton | 2 |
| Yarn Scourer | 2 |
| Horse Keeper On Farm Agricultural | 2 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Briers | 288 |
| Mary Briers | 247 |
| William Briers | 235 |
| Elizabeth Briers | 194 |
| Thomas Briers | 155 |
| James Briers | 151 |
| Sarah Briers | 130 |
| George Briers | 125 |
| Ann Briers | 116 |
| Joseph Briers | 109 |
| Ellen Briers | 99 |
| Henry Briers | 90 |
| Alice Briers | 77 |
| Emma Briers | 74 |
| Margaret Briers | 74 |
| Jane Briers | 61 |
| Samuel Briers | 60 |
| Alfred Briers | 59 |
| Annie Briers | 55 |
| Frederick Briers | 52 |
| Robert Briers | 50 |
| Eliza Briers | 48 |
| Arthur Briers | 46 |
| Charles Briers | 46 |
| Richard Briers | 45 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Briers | 100% | 4,128 |
| 2 | Barrs | 50% | 3,840 |
| 3 | Barras | 33% | 2,330 |
| 4 | Briars | 83% | 1,712 |
| 5 | Burrous | 43% | 1,512 |
| 6 | Brears | 67% | 1,478 |
| 7 | Burris | 33% | 1,369 |
| 8 | Berris | 33% | 998 |
| 9 | Barres | 50% | 853 |
| 10 | Burras | 33% | 627 |
| 11 | Barris | 33% | 575 |
| 12 | Burrs | 50% | 517 |
| 13 | Barries | 57% | 509 |
| 14 | Borris | 33% | 483 |
| 15 | Borras | 33% | 251 |
| 16 | Burrus | 33% | 142 |
| 17 | Burres | 50% | 131 |
| 18 | Barros | 33% | 112 |
The surname Briers is the most popular version of all its varients