| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 3 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 3 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 2 |
| Essex | 1 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 1 |
| Lancashire | 8 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 0 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 1 |
| Northamptonshire | 1 |
| Nottinghamshire | 8 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 2 |
| Suffolk | 7 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 1 |
| Staffordshire | 11 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 3 |
| Gardener | 2 |
| Domestic Servant | 2 |
| Blacksmith's Daughter | 2 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 2 |
| Tailoress | 2 |
| Carpenter | 1 |
| Mariner | 1 |
| Traveller | 1 |
| Servant House Maid | 1 |
| Private | 1 |
| Cotton Weaver | 1 |
| House Keeper | 1 |
| Labourer | 1 |
| Draper | 1 |
| Cook | 1 |
| Beer House Keeper | 1 |
| Blacksmith | 1 |
| Blacksmith's Wife | 1 |
| Housemaid | 1 |
| Police Constable | 1 |
| Railway Station | 1 |
| Sergent | 1 |
| Farm Servant | 1 |
| Plate Layer | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Breston | 56 |
| William Breston | 52 |
| John Breston | 34 |
| Elizabeth Breston | 28 |
| Sarah Breston | 21 |
| George Breston | 20 |
| Thomas Breston | 20 |
| Ann Breston | 19 |
| Henry Breston | 18 |
| Jane Breston | 14 |
| Ellen Breston | 13 |
| James Breston | 13 |
| Joseph Breston | 12 |
| Alfred Breston | 11 |
| Charles Breston | 11 |
| Hannah Breston | 11 |
| Samuel Breston | 11 |
| Annie Breston | 8 |
| Arthur Breston | 8 |
| Eliza Breston | 8 |
| Emily Breston | 8 |
| Robert Breston | 8 |
| Edith Breston | 7 |
| Fanny Breston | 7 |
| Frances Breston | 7 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Briston | 86% | 8,259 |
| 2 | Burston | 71% | 5,855 |
| 3 | Bairston | 63% | 1,164 |
| 4 | Barston | 71% | 1,091 |
| 5 | Boraston | 75% | 903 |
| 6 | Breston | 100% | 702 |
| 7 | Bristone | 75% | 215 |
| 8 | Bruston | 86% | 206 |
| 9 | Braston | 86% | 194 |
| 10 | Brewston | 88% | 153 |
| 11 | Broston | 86% | 141 |
| 12 | Berston | 71% | 138 |
The surname Breston is the 6th most popular variant of Briston.