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.
Discover how your Squire ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 36 |
| Buckinghamshire | 8 |
| Berkshire | 6 |
| Cambridgeshire | 7 |
| Channel Islands | 7 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 57 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 2 |
| Devon | 895 |
| Dorset | 48 |
| Durham | 32 |
| Essex | 25 |
| Gloucestershire | 20 |
| Hampshire | 20 |
| Herefordshire | 9 |
| Hertfordshire | 58 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 23 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 45 |
| Lancashire | 86 |
| Leicestershire | 131 |
| Lincolnshire | 33 |
| London | 471 |
| Middlesex | 41 |
| Northumberland | 12 |
| Norfolk | 23 |
| Northamptonshire | 12 |
| Nottinghamshire | 31 |
| Oxfordshire | 7 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 23 |
| Shropshire | 19 |
| Suffolk | 40 |
| Somerset | 147 |
| Surrey | 50 |
| Sussex | 14 |
| Staffordshire | 110 |
| Warwickshire | 6 |
| Westmorland | 13 |
| Wiltshire | 22 |
| Worcestershire | 1 |
| Yorkshire | 333 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 11 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 38 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 2 |
| Pembrokeshire | 8 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 517 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 77 |
| Labourer | 46 |
| Dress Maker | 41 |
| General Servant | 21 |
| Domestic Servant | 19 |
| Farmers Son | 19 |
| Farmer | 18 |
| Carpenter | 18 |
| Servant | 18 |
| Annuitant | 17 |
| Tailor | 17 |
| Mason | 17 |
| Farm Labourer | 16 |
| House Keeper | 15 |
| Dressmaker | 15 |
| Laundress | 14 |
| Gardener | 12 |
| Farmers Wife | 12 |
| Glover | 12 |
| Butcher | 11 |
| Farmers Daughter | 10 |
| General Servant Domestic | 10 |
| Gloveress | 10 |
| School Mistress | 10 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Squire | 1,751 |
| William Squire | 1,685 |
| John Squire | 1,574 |
| Elizabeth Squire | 1,197 |
| Thomas Squire | 785 |
| Sarah Squire | 744 |
| George Squire | 623 |
| James Squire | 597 |
| Ann Squire | 561 |
| Henry Squire | 523 |
| Jane Squire | 406 |
| Emma Squire | 400 |
| Charles Squire | 358 |
| Eliza Squire | 349 |
| Robert Squire | 333 |
| Richard Squire | 327 |
| Ellen Squire | 319 |
| Frederick Squire | 305 |
| Joseph Squire | 302 |
| Annie Squire | 299 |
| Edward Squire | 281 |
| Alice Squire | 277 |
| Alfred Squire | 265 |
| Hannah Squire | 235 |
| Arthur Squire | 233 |