Squire Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Squire Name Meaning: From middle English 'esquire',a man with the feudal rank,below a knight.

Originally it denoted a young man of good birth who tended to a 'knight',it then generalized to social status.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Squire Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Squire family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 405
Agricultural Labourer 105
Dress Maker 36
House Servant 34
Labourer 27
Carter 19
House Keeper 18
Servant 17
Shoe Maker 17
General Servant 16
Tailor 16
Farmer's Son 15
Frame Work Knitter 15
Farm Servant 13
Mason 13
Carpenter 11
Cook 10
Farmer's Wife 10
House Maid 9
Farm Labourer 9
Farmer 9
Laundress 9
Pauper 9
Nil 9
Stone Mason 8

Squire Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Squire 100% 25,747
2 Square 83% 3,267
3 Squier 67% 390
4 Squre 83% 188

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

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