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 | 7 |
| Buckinghamshire | 9 |
| Berkshire | 1 |
| Cambridgeshire | 11 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 200 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 30 |
| Derbyshire | 44 |
| Devon | 21 |
| Dorset | 59 |
| Durham | 126 |
| Essex | 55 |
| Gloucestershire | 37 |
| Hampshire | 61 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 13 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 2 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 41 |
| Lancashire | 847 |
| Leicestershire | 1 |
| Lincolnshire | 51 |
| London | 188 |
| Middlesex | 67 |
| Northumberland | 74 |
| Norfolk | 15 |
| Northamptonshire | 6 |
| Nottinghamshire | 32 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 2 |
| Shropshire | 7 |
| Suffolk | 3 |
| Somerset | 31 |
| Surrey | 49 |
| Sussex | 17 |
| Staffordshire | 21 |
| Warwickshire | 20 |
| Westmorland | 8 |
| Wiltshire | 15 |
| Worcestershire | 6 |
| Yorkshire | 5,955 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 4 |
| Cardiganshire | 2 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 7 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 40 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 32 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 655 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 117 |
| Weaver | 45 |
| Cloth Weaver | 37 |
| Labourer | 36 |
| Coal Miner (hewer) | 36 |
| Private Means | 35 |
| Housekeeper | 34 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 33 |
| Farmer | 31 |
| General Labourer | 30 |
| At Home | 29 |
| None | 25 |
| Scholar | 24 |
| Dressmaker | 23 |
| Shop Assistant | 22 |
| Joiner | 19 |
| House Keeper | 18 |
| At School | 17 |
| Clerk | 17 |
| Coal Miner | 17 |
| Butcher | 16 |
| Domestic Servant | 15 |
| Woollen Weaver | 15 |
| Cloth Finisher | 15 |
| 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 |