Briggs Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Briggs Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Briggs family

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

Briggs Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Briggs 100% 111,783
2 Brigs 83% 990
3 Braggs 83% 557
4 Breggs 83% 251
5 Bruggs 83% 112
6 Burggs 67% 106

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The surname Briggs is the most popular version of all its varients

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