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 | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 30 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 165 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 77 |
| Cornwall | 3 |
| Cumberland | 153 |
| Derbyshire | 258 |
| Devon | 47 |
| Dorset | 17 |
| Durham | 273 |
| Essex | 79 |
| Gloucestershire | 25 |
| Hampshire | 38 |
| Herefordshire | 2 |
| Hertfordshire | 32 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 90 |
| Isle of Man | 6 |
| Kent | 198 |
| Lancashire | 1,225 |
| Leicestershire | 202 |
| Lincolnshire | 620 |
| London | 714 |
| Middlesex | 32 |
| Northumberland | 98 |
| Norfolk | 316 |
| Northamptonshire | 126 |
| Nottinghamshire | 311 |
| Oxfordshire | 9 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 90 |
| Shropshire | 28 |
| Suffolk | 107 |
| Somerset | 17 |
| Surrey | 144 |
| Sussex | 153 |
| Staffordshire | 50 |
| Warwickshire | 72 |
| Westmorland | 27 |
| Wiltshire | 18 |
| Worcestershire | 18 |
| Yorkshire | 2,627 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 3 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 17 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Labourer | 328 |
| Female Servant | 266 |
| Independent | 175 |
| Farmer | 155 |
| Labourer | 131 |
| Male Servant | 113 |
| Weaver | 88 |
| Cotton Weaver | 48 |
| Coal Miner | 47 |
| Wool Comber | 47 |
| Shoe Maker | 45 |
| Carpenter | 40 |
| Tailor | 34 |
| Ag Labourer | 33 |
| Blacksmith | 30 |
| Joiner | 29 |
| Apprentice | 29 |
| Stuff Weaver | 29 |
| Silk Weaver | 24 |
| Cloth Dresser | 21 |
| Dress Maker | 20 |
| Grocer | 20 |
| Butcher | 20 |
| Frame Work Knitter | 19 |
| Bricklayer | 19 |
| 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 |