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
Woollen Weaver 104
Coal Miner Hewer 79
Living On Own Means 67
Dress Maker 58
Scholar 45
Blanket Weaver 41
Coal Hewer 38
Farmer 32
Coal Miner 31
General Servant Domestic 30
Domestic Servant 28
Cotton Weaver 27
General Labourer 23
Tailor 21
Iron Moulder 21
Cotton Spinner 18
Butcher 17
Cloth Weaver 17
Dressmaker 16
Housemaid Domestic 16
Woollen Cloth Weaver 16
Worsted Weaver 16
Tailoress 15
Cloth Finisher 14
Rug Weaver 14

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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