| Bedfordshire | 12 |
| Buckinghamshire | 22 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 0 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 40 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 6 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 0 |
| Lancashire | 49 |
| Leicestershire | 57 |
| Lincolnshire | 2 |
| London | 33 |
| Middlesex | 21 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 1 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 6 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 1 |
| Yorkshire | 33 |
| 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 | 59 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 12 |
| Straw Plaiter | 6 |
| Frame Work Knitter | 6 |
| Cotton Weaver | 5 |
| Lace Maker | 4 |
| Domestic Servant | 3 |
| Coal Miner | 3 |
| Cotton Frame Tenter | 3 |
| Labourer | 3 |
| General Domestic Servant | 2 |
| Gas Fitter | 2 |
| General Labourer | 2 |
| Worsted Drawer | 2 |
| Worsted Spinner | 2 |
| Laundress | 2 |
| Hosiery Business | 2 |
| Scourer Factory Labourer | 2 |
| Stock Hand | 2 |
| Mender Hos | 1 |
| Railway Wagon Repairer | 1 |
| Scourer Hosiery Factory Labourer | 1 |
| Shoe Finisher | 1 |
| Shoe Paicker | 1 |
| Shoe Press Boy | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Briars | 116 |
| William Briars | 97 |
| John Briars | 84 |
| Sarah Briars | 72 |
| Thomas Briars | 63 |
| James Briars | 57 |
| George Briars | 53 |
| Elizabeth Briars | 49 |
| Joseph Briars | 48 |
| Alice Briars | 38 |
| Charles Briars | 38 |
| Jane Briars | 34 |
| Ann Briars | 33 |
| Emma Briars | 33 |
| Edward Briars | 26 |
| Emily Briars | 25 |
| Henry Briars | 25 |
| Ellen Briars | 24 |
| Arthur Briars | 21 |
| Richard Briars | 20 |
| Annie Briars | 18 |
| Eliza Briars | 18 |
| Harry Briars | 17 |
| Margaret Briars | 17 |
| Alfred Briars | 16 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Briers | 83% | 4,128 |
| 2 | Barrs | 50% | 3,840 |
| 3 | Barras | 50% | 2,330 |
| 4 | Briars | 100% | 1,712 |
| 5 | Burrous | 43% | 1,512 |
| 6 | Brears | 83% | 1,478 |
| 7 | Burris | 33% | 1,369 |
| 8 | Berris | 33% | 998 |
| 9 | Barres | 33% | 853 |
| 10 | Burras | 50% | 627 |
| 11 | Barris | 33% | 575 |
| 12 | Burrs | 50% | 517 |
| 13 | Barries | 43% | 509 |
| 14 | Borris | 33% | 483 |
| 15 | Borras | 50% | 251 |
| 16 | Burrus | 33% | 142 |
| 17 | Burres | 33% | 131 |
| 18 | Barros | 33% | 112 |
The surname Briars is the 4th most popular variant of Briers.