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 | 56 |
| Buckinghamshire | 100 |
| Berkshire | 132 |
| Cambridgeshire | 95 |
| Channel Islands | 12 |
| Cheshire | 156 |
| Cornwall | 13 |
| Cumberland | 69 |
| Derbyshire | 237 |
| Devon | 82 |
| Dorset | 48 |
| Durham | 584 |
| Essex | 826 |
| Gloucestershire | 145 |
| Hampshire | 227 |
| Herefordshire | 38 |
| Hertfordshire | 306 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 43 |
| Isle of Man | 28 |
| Kent | 306 |
| Lancashire | 992 |
| Leicestershire | 215 |
| Lincolnshire | 226 |
| London | 2,145 |
| Middlesex | 590 |
| Northumberland | 176 |
| Norfolk | 215 |
| Northamptonshire | 263 |
| Nottinghamshire | 500 |
| Oxfordshire | 141 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 43 |
| Shropshire | 116 |
| Suffolk | 281 |
| Somerset | 27 |
| Surrey | 334 |
| Sussex | 175 |
| Staffordshire | 977 |
| Warwickshire | 774 |
| Westmorland | 17 |
| Wiltshire | 245 |
| Worcestershire | 273 |
| Yorkshire | 1,614 |
| Anglesey | 1 |
| Brecknockshire | 7 |
| Cardiganshire | 3 |
| Carnarvonshire | 9 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 25 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 96 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 41 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 2 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 174 |
| General Labourer | 160 |
| Dress Maker | 94 |
| General Servant Domestic | 85 |
| Farmer | 84 |
| Cook Domestic | 60 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 60 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 57 |
| Scholar | 56 |
| Domestic Servant | 52 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 46 |
| Gardener Domestic | 40 |
| Cotton Weaver | 40 |
| Charwoman | 39 |
| Carpenter | 37 |
| Laundress Wash | 35 |
| Farm Labourer | 33 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 31 |
| Servant Domestic | 30 |
| House Keeper Domestic | 29 |
| Dressmaker | 28 |
| House Maid Domestic | 28 |
| Tailoress | 28 |
| At School | 26 |
| Clerk | 26 |
| 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 |