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 | 44 |
| Buckinghamshire | 26 |
| Berkshire | 58 |
| Cambridgeshire | 131 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 211 |
| Cornwall | 19 |
| Cumberland | 222 |
| Derbyshire | 546 |
| Devon | 111 |
| Dorset | 20 |
| Durham | 803 |
| Essex | 300 |
| Gloucestershire | 57 |
| Hampshire | 172 |
| Herefordshire | 13 |
| Hertfordshire | 27 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 79 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 393 |
| Lancashire | 3,117 |
| Leicestershire | 317 |
| Lincolnshire | 802 |
| London | 1,512 |
| Middlesex | 226 |
| Northumberland | 272 |
| Norfolk | 247 |
| Northamptonshire | 218 |
| Nottinghamshire | 716 |
| Oxfordshire | 40 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 79 |
| Shropshire | 47 |
| Suffolk | 180 |
| Somerset | 10 |
| Surrey | 257 |
| Sussex | 272 |
| Staffordshire | 335 |
| Warwickshire | 255 |
| Westmorland | 52 |
| Wiltshire | 13 |
| Worcestershire | 91 |
| Yorkshire | 6,034 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 21 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 2 |
| Flintshire | 4 |
| Glamorgan | 42 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 32 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 19 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Cotton Weaver | 278 |
| Living On Own Means | 229 |
| General Labourer | 167 |
| General Servant Domestic | 130 |
| Dress Maker | 115 |
| Scholar | 115 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 104 |
| Farmer | 93 |
| Cotton Winder | 56 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 53 |
| Domestic Servant | 52 |
| Cook Domestic | 51 |
| Worsted Spinner | 49 |
| Worsted Weaver | 45 |
| Bricklayer | 42 |
| Carpenter | 38 |
| Tailoress | 35 |
| Cotton Spinner | 35 |
| Brick Layer | 33 |
| Butcher | 33 |
| House Keeper Domestic | 32 |
| Coal Hewer | 32 |
| Coal Miner C Hewer | 32 |
| School | 31 |
| Stone Mason | 31 |
| 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 |