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
Living On Own Means 80
Farmer 53
Dress Maker 35
General Labourer 26
Cook Domestic 17
Domestic Servant 16
Housemaid Domestic 16
School 15
Stone Mason 15
Carpenter 14
Dressmaker 13
General Servant Domestic 13
Tailor 13
Draper Assistant 11
Laundress Wash 11
Agricultural Labourer 11
House Keeper Domestic 10
Scholar 10
Attending School 10
Farmer's Son 10
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 10
Mason 9
Domestic 9
Clerk 8
Nurse Domestic 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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