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 | 59 |
| Buckinghamshire | 27 |
| Berkshire | 42 |
| Cambridgeshire | 130 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 234 |
| Cornwall | 15 |
| Cumberland | 256 |
| Derbyshire | 540 |
| Devon | 142 |
| Dorset | 15 |
| Durham | 972 |
| Essex | 435 |
| Gloucestershire | 55 |
| Hampshire | 213 |
| Herefordshire | 12 |
| Hertfordshire | 66 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 41 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 452 |
| Lancashire | 3,468 |
| Leicestershire | 341 |
| Lincolnshire | 824 |
| London | 1,643 |
| Middlesex | 361 |
| Northumberland | 361 |
| Norfolk | 282 |
| Northamptonshire | 261 |
| Nottinghamshire | 895 |
| Oxfordshire | 50 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 41 |
| Shropshire | 53 |
| Suffolk | 216 |
| Somerset | 10 |
| Surrey | 315 |
| Sussex | 292 |
| Staffordshire | 401 |
| Warwickshire | 272 |
| Westmorland | 62 |
| Wiltshire | 5 |
| Worcestershire | 171 |
| Yorkshire | 6,378 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 5 |
| Carnarvonshire | 21 |
| Carmarthenshire | 3 |
| Denbighshire | 7 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 64 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 5 |
| Monmouthshire | 30 |
| Pembrokeshire | 7 |
| Radnorshire | 6 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 1,819 |
| Cotton Weaver | 180 |
| Private Means | 146 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 139 |
| Farm Labourer | 122 |
| Labourer | 112 |
| General Labourer | 97 |
| Dressmaker | 96 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 95 |
| Farmer | 86 |
| Weaver | 74 |
| None | 73 |
| Housekeeper | 71 |
| At Home | 69 |
| Bricklayer | 63 |
| House Keeper | 61 |
| At School | 58 |
| Clerk | 54 |
| Scholar | 53 |
| Shop Assistant | 51 |
| House Painter | 47 |
| Carter | 45 |
| Joiner | 43 |
| Butcher | 41 |
| Domestic Servant | 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 |