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 744
Agricultural Labourer 64
Dress Maker 48
Domestic Servant 36
General Labourer 26
General Servant 25
Laundress 24
Farmers Son 21
No Occupation 20
Annuitant 19
Lock Maker 18
Farm Labourer 17
Labourer 16
General Servant Domestic 16
Carpenter 14
Mason 13
Farm Servant Indoor 13
House Keeper 12
Stone Mason 12
Cabinet Maker 11
Gardener 11
Cook Domestic Servant 10
Coal Miner 10
Shoe Maker 9
Wire Drawer 9

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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