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 | 16 |
| Berkshire | 46 |
| Cambridgeshire | 174 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 165 |
| Cornwall | 7 |
| Cumberland | 174 |
| Derbyshire | 408 |
| Devon | 114 |
| Dorset | 28 |
| Durham | 608 |
| Essex | 169 |
| Gloucestershire | 61 |
| Hampshire | 116 |
| Herefordshire | 11 |
| Hertfordshire | 15 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 82 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 270 |
| Lancashire | 2,698 |
| Leicestershire | 264 |
| Lincolnshire | 613 |
| London | 1,397 |
| Middlesex | 168 |
| Northumberland | 204 |
| Norfolk | 243 |
| Northamptonshire | 218 |
| Nottinghamshire | 584 |
| Oxfordshire | 26 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 82 |
| Shropshire | 59 |
| Suffolk | 145 |
| Somerset | 29 |
| Surrey | 226 |
| Sussex | 272 |
| Staffordshire | 248 |
| Warwickshire | 164 |
| Westmorland | 25 |
| Wiltshire | 14 |
| Worcestershire | 78 |
| Yorkshire | 5,036 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 5 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 27 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 20 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 8 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 2,360 |
| Cotton Weaver | 265 |
| Coal Miner | 227 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 173 |
| General Labourer | 156 |
| Labourer | 124 |
| Living On Own Means | 122 |
| Dress Maker | 118 |
| Domestic Servant | 112 |
| Farmer | 91 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 81 |
| Worsted Weaver | 68 |
| General Servant | 62 |
| Joiner | 62 |
| Worsted Spinner | 60 |
| Laundress | 58 |
| House Keeper | 55 |
| Farm Servant | 53 |
| Farm Labourer | 51 |
| General Servant Domestic | 50 |
| Cotton Winder | 48 |
| Grocer | 47 |
| Butcher | 40 |
| Carpenter | 38 |
| Blacksmith | 38 |
| 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 |