Briggs Name Meaning: This name is a northern english form of 'bridge'.
Bridge being a 'topographic' name for someone who lived near a bridge or 'Occupational' name for a 'bridge keeper'.
Discover how your Briggs ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 26 |
| Buckinghamshire | 27 |
| Berkshire | 6 |
| Cambridgeshire | 227 |
| Channel Islands | 3 |
| Cheshire | 73 |
| Cornwall | 10 |
| Cumberland | 175 |
| Derbyshire | 260 |
| Devon | 66 |
| Dorset | 27 |
| Durham | 270 |
| Essex | 55 |
| Gloucestershire | 30 |
| Hampshire | 31 |
| Herefordshire | 10 |
| Hertfordshire | 14 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 72 |
| Isle of Man | 6 |
| Kent | 211 |
| Lancashire | 1,482 |
| Leicestershire | 180 |
| Lincolnshire | 710 |
| London | 804 |
| Middlesex | 37 |
| Northumberland | 159 |
| Norfolk | 320 |
| Northamptonshire | 178 |
| Nottinghamshire | 378 |
| Oxfordshire | 11 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 72 |
| Shropshire | 48 |
| Suffolk | 103 |
| Somerset | 25 |
| Surrey | 140 |
| Sussex | 170 |
| Staffordshire | 86 |
| Warwickshire | 157 |
| Westmorland | 27 |
| Wiltshire | 5 |
| Worcestershire | 25 |
| Yorkshire | 3,077 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 4 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 1 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 2 |
| Monmouthshire | 14 |
| Pembrokeshire | 3 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,222 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 278 |
| House Servant | 157 |
| At Home | 139 |
| Labourer | 131 |
| Dress Maker | 95 |
| Farm Labourer | 93 |
| Power Loom Weaver | 74 |
| Coal Miner | 67 |
| Servant | 65 |
| Wool Comber | 62 |
| Annuitant | 56 |
| House Keeper | 53 |
| General Servant | 51 |
| Farmer | 50 |
| Shoe Maker | 47 |
| Farm Servant | 46 |
| Hand Loom Weaver | 45 |
| Pauper | 35 |
| Spinner | 31 |
| Butcher | 30 |
| Errand Boy | 29 |
| Gardener | 29 |
| Blacksmith | 29 |
| Frame Work Knitter | 29 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Briggs | 7,477 |
| John Briggs | 7,056 |
| William Briggs | 6,436 |
| Elizabeth Briggs | 4,700 |
| Thomas Briggs | 4,121 |
| Sarah Briggs | 4,073 |
| George Briggs | 3,767 |
| James Briggs | 3,542 |
| Ann Briggs | 2,491 |
| Joseph Briggs | 2,378 |
| Henry Briggs | 2,008 |
| Jane Briggs | 1,980 |
| Charles Briggs | 1,904 |
| Alice Briggs | 1,731 |
| Robert Briggs | 1,709 |
| Hannah Briggs | 1,652 |
| Annie Briggs | 1,616 |
| Eliza Briggs | 1,451 |
| Emma Briggs | 1,400 |
| Ellen Briggs | 1,343 |
| Margaret Briggs | 1,258 |
| Arthur Briggs | 1,236 |
| Martha Briggs | 1,142 |
| Edward Briggs | 1,092 |
| Samuel Briggs | 1,026 |