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.
Discover how your Senior ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 8 |
| Buckinghamshire | 10 |
| Berkshire | 12 |
| Cambridgeshire | 11 |
| Channel Islands | 10 |
| Cheshire | 182 |
| Cornwall | 3 |
| Cumberland | 13 |
| Derbyshire | 46 |
| Devon | 17 |
| Dorset | 65 |
| Durham | 114 |
| Essex | 38 |
| Gloucestershire | 34 |
| Hampshire | 61 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 1 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 49 |
| Lancashire | 752 |
| Leicestershire | 5 |
| Lincolnshire | 50 |
| London | 195 |
| Middlesex | 38 |
| Northumberland | 57 |
| Norfolk | 13 |
| Northamptonshire | 8 |
| Nottinghamshire | 25 |
| Oxfordshire | 2 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 1 |
| Somerset | 29 |
| Surrey | 37 |
| Sussex | 32 |
| Staffordshire | 21 |
| Warwickshire | 4 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 16 |
| Worcestershire | 7 |
| Yorkshire | 5,964 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 17 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 28 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 32 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 6 |
| 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 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Senior | 3,228 |
| John Senior | 2,810 |
| Sarah Senior | 2,134 |
| William Senior | 2,063 |
| George Senior | 1,902 |
| Elizabeth Senior | 1,742 |
| Joseph Senior | 1,413 |
| Ann Senior | 1,220 |
| James Senior | 1,198 |
| Thomas Senior | 1,141 |
| Charles Senior | 942 |
| Hannah Senior | 915 |
| Annie Senior | 802 |
| Jane Senior | 790 |
| Emma Senior | 783 |
| Eliza Senior | 673 |
| Martha Senior | 666 |
| Henry Senior | 611 |
| Alice Senior | 558 |
| Ellen Senior | 551 |
| Arthur Senior | 516 |
| Emily Senior | 482 |
| Samuel Senior | 438 |
| Harry Senior | 396 |
| Alfred Senior | 386 |