Senior Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Senior Name Meaning: Originally denoted to an 'elder' or 'chief'.Secondly 'senior' was given as a nickname to the eldest of two bearers holding the same name 'two brothers'.

It is possible that this name indicated perhaps 'the lord of the manor',or somebody that behaved that way.The first recorded spelling is that of 'Walter Seignure',dated 1164.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Senior Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Senior family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 551
Coal Miner 68
Blanket Weaver 64
At Home 61
House Servant 52
Agricultural Labourer 47
Bobbin Winder 47
Labourer 39
Fancy Weaver 34
Farm Labourer 28
Dress Maker 27
Weaver 27
House Keeper 26
Farmer 22
Servant 20
Woollen Weaver 20
Cloth Weaver 19
Hand Loom Weaver 19
Glover 18
Nail Maker 18
Stone Mason 17
Errand Boy 17
Pauper 16
Cloth Dresser 16
Handloom Fancy Weaver 15

Senior Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Senior 100% 48,351
2 Snare 33% 1,793
3 Seanor 67% 457
4 Senier 83% 266
5 Saner 50% 232
6 Sinar 50% 192
7 Siner 50% 141
8 Seinor 67% 139

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

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