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 | 37 |
| Buckinghamshire | 26 |
| Berkshire | 34 |
| Cambridgeshire | 200 |
| Channel Islands | 10 |
| Cheshire | 141 |
| Cornwall | 4 |
| Cumberland | 238 |
| Derbyshire | 469 |
| Devon | 92 |
| Dorset | 18 |
| Durham | 564 |
| Essex | 137 |
| Gloucestershire | 37 |
| Hampshire | 139 |
| Herefordshire | 6 |
| Hertfordshire | 13 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 110 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 323 |
| Lancashire | 2,661 |
| Leicestershire | 227 |
| Lincolnshire | 710 |
| London | 1,392 |
| Middlesex | 108 |
| Northumberland | 164 |
| Norfolk | 293 |
| Northamptonshire | 196 |
| Nottinghamshire | 564 |
| Oxfordshire | 20 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 110 |
| Shropshire | 60 |
| Suffolk | 188 |
| Somerset | 5 |
| Surrey | 183 |
| Sussex | 239 |
| Staffordshire | 219 |
| Warwickshire | 184 |
| Westmorland | 37 |
| Wiltshire | 4 |
| Worcestershire | 94 |
| Yorkshire | 5,085 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 9 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 4 |
| Glamorgan | 15 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 24 |
| Pembrokeshire | 3 |
| Radnorshire | 5 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 2,937 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 236 |
| Cotton Weaver | 229 |
| Coal Miner | 202 |
| Labourer | 122 |
| Domestic Servant | 118 |
| Dress Maker | 118 |
| General Labourer | 116 |
| Worsted Weaver | 110 |
| General Servant | 85 |
| House Keeper | 81 |
| Annuitant | 70 |
| Worsted Spinner | 68 |
| Joiner | 63 |
| Farm Labourer | 52 |
| General Servant Domestic | 49 |
| Laundress | 46 |
| Cotton Winder | 45 |
| Carter | 40 |
| Grocer | 38 |
| Stone Mason | 38 |
| Blacksmith | 37 |
| Farmers Son | 37 |
| Bricklayer | 36 |
| Charwoman | 36 |
| 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 |