Archer Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Archer Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Archer family

Profession Census Frequency
School 1,537
Farm Labourer 148
Private Means 135
General Labourer 119
General Servant (domestic) 93
Labourer 87
Farmer 75
Coal Miner Hewer 75
Domestic Servant 67
Dressmaker 66
None 63
Clerk 53
At Home 47
Shop Assistant 44
At School 39
Errand Boy 38
Carpenter 38
House Keeper 36
Scholar 35
Old Age Pensioner 34
Assisting In The Business 34
General Servant Domestic 34
House Painter 33
Housekeeper 33
No Occupation 32

Archer Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Archer 100% 86,448
2 Richer 67% 4,744
3 Racher 67% 970
4 Reacher 57% 449
5 Rocher 67% 305
6 Archar 83% 107
7 Archor 83% 101

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

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