Archer Name Meaning: From the Old French "archier", which means "a bowman".
From the Old French \"archier\", which means \"a bowman\", Archer is a long established surname dating back to the 11th Century.
Discover how your Archer 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 | 109 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 68 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 51 |
| Cornwall | 20 |
| Cumberland | 83 |
| Derbyshire | 213 |
| Devon | 87 |
| Dorset | 21 |
| Durham | 339 |
| Essex | 478 |
| Gloucestershire | 149 |
| Hampshire | 125 |
| Herefordshire | 82 |
| Hertfordshire | 313 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 25 |
| Isle of Man | 30 |
| Kent | 188 |
| Lancashire | 625 |
| Leicestershire | 185 |
| Lincolnshire | 229 |
| London | 1,681 |
| Middlesex | 256 |
| Northumberland | 161 |
| Norfolk | 224 |
| Northamptonshire | 195 |
| Nottinghamshire | 286 |
| Oxfordshire | 177 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 25 |
| Shropshire | 62 |
| Suffolk | 290 |
| Somerset | 42 |
| Surrey | 108 |
| Sussex | 114 |
| Staffordshire | 621 |
| Warwickshire | 566 |
| Westmorland | 20 |
| Wiltshire | 189 |
| Worcestershire | 163 |
| Yorkshire | 951 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 12 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 9 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 7 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 3 |
| Monmouthshire | 4 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 5 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,551 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 318 |
| Labourer | 202 |
| Domestic Servant | 105 |
| General Servant | 90 |
| Dress Maker | 81 |
| Laundress | 55 |
| Coal Miner | 52 |
| House Keeper | 50 |
| Carpenter | 46 |
| Servant | 46 |
| Farm Labourer | 45 |
| Tailor | 38 |
| Shoe Maker | 37 |
| Farm Servant | 36 |
| Annuitant | 34 |
| Dressmaker | 32 |
| Butcher | 30 |
| Gardener | 30 |
| Cotton Weaver | 28 |
| Cook | 27 |
| Nurse | 26 |
| Wife Of Above | 23 |
| Painter | 23 |
| No Occupation | 22 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Archer | 5,555 |
| Mary Archer | 5,114 |
| John Archer | 4,943 |
| Elizabeth Archer | 3,486 |
| Thomas Archer | 3,361 |
| Sarah Archer | 3,220 |
| George Archer | 2,908 |
| James Archer | 2,496 |
| Henry Archer | 1,915 |
| Ann Archer | 1,910 |
| Charles Archer | 1,795 |
| Joseph Archer | 1,593 |
| Jane Archer | 1,541 |
| Frederick Archer | 1,350 |
| Emma Archer | 1,278 |
| Alice Archer | 1,229 |
| Robert Archer | 1,177 |
| Eliza Archer | 1,163 |
| Annie Archer | 1,125 |
| Ellen Archer | 1,076 |
| Alfred Archer | 1,058 |
| Hannah Archer | 945 |
| Emily Archer | 877 |
| Samuel Archer | 850 |
| Edward Archer | 837 |