Senior Surname

18,854^th

Most Common

surname in the World

Approximately 29,220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:

England

Highest density in:

Jamaica

Senior Surname Definition:

Senior Surname Distribution Map

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
England	11,192	1:4,978	688
United States	4,999	1:72,506	8,376
Jamaica	2,139	1:1,342	233
Australia	1,998	1:13,511	1,939
Canada	1,118	1:32,957	4,260
Iran	860	1:89,282	8,989
New Zealand	777	1:5,828	962
Venezuela	772	1:39,124	2,165
Dominican Republic	670	1:15,572	1,118
Nigeria	590	1:300,242	16,770
Israel	572	1:14,961	2,241
Colombia	520	1:91,873	3,461
Saudi Arabia	358	1:86,189	12,374
Scotland	244	1:21,942	2,506
India	190	1:4,037,186	109,278
Wales	174	1:17,785	1,927
Morocco	170	1:202,801	34,956
South Africa	159	1:340,740	31,565
Ireland	139	1:33,877	2,850
Netherlands	134	1:126,024	19,691
Thailand	129	1:547,584	94,071
France	118	1:562,904	76,109
Germany	100	1:805,055	59,076
Philippines	97	1:1,043,693	87,866
Spain	76	1:615,158	28,427
Panama	52	1:75,236	3,168
Singapore	51	1:107,994	4,447
Northern Ireland	48	1:38,438	3,628
Ghana	48	1:562,931	11,440
Egypt	36	1:2,553,771	48,050
Poland	33	1:1,151,780	76,152
Brazil	32	1:6,689,823	158,565
Cayman Islands	29	1:2,203	283
Kuwait	29	1:131,058	14,967
Russia	27	1:5,337,891	231,865
Uganda	26	1:1,501,511	54,973
Costa Rica	24	1:199,170	2,552
Malaysia	24	1:1,228,926	53,021
Malta	24	1:17,928	1,021
Belgium	23	1:499,854	48,667
Jersey	20	1:4,960	981
Mexico	20	1:6,206,310	32,158
Papua New Guinea	20	1:407,686	53,132
Afghanistan	19	1:1,692,273	13,110
Pakistan	15	1:11,909,592	53,778
Switzerland	15	1:547,528	38,365
Curaçao	14	1:11,232	389
Indonesia	14	1:9,446,371	356,066
Italy	13	1:4,704,361	107,811
Guam	12	1:13,343	2,098
Liberia	12	1:367,378	19,503
Sweden	11	1:895,160	66,831
Czechia	10	1:1,063,347	80,937
Kazakhstan	9	1:1,964,722	89,832
China	8	1:170,915,196	8,932
Ecuador	8	1:1,988,231	21,385
Kenya	8	1:5,772,488	50,256
South Korea	8	1:6,405,032	1,091
Isle of Man	7	1:12,260	2,387
Tanzania	7	1:7,563,088	70,659
Denmark	6	1:940,786	47,603
Gibraltar	6	1:5,659	991
Norway	6	1:857,048	55,549
Oman	6	1:614,662	6,082
Argentina	5	1:8,548,683	204,003
Bermuda	5	1:13,056	1,849
Hong Kong	5	1:1,467,097	5,611
Japan	5	1:25,568,859	50,629
Vietnam	5	1:18,529,211	3,282
Bahrain	4	1:337,152	6,054
Bangladesh	4	1:39,839,193	17,324
Cameroon	4	1:5,192,267	135,173
Croatia	4	1:1,057,151	57,892
Fiji	4	1:223,598	2,635
Palau	4	1:5,411	112
Portugal	4	1:2,604,560	16,079
Puerto Rico	4	1:887,535	4,548
Sri Lanka	4	1:5,202,140	12,146
Tunisia	4	1:152,656	17,743
Ethiopia	3	1:32,515,421	29,577
Lebanon	3	1:1,879,028	22,073
Romania	3	1:6,692,623	78,504
Taiwan	3	1:7,814,915	41,694
Trinidad and Tobago	3	1:454,658	14,297
Angola	2	1:13,494,607	11,780
Austria	2	1:4,257,718	99,224
Azerbaijan	2	1:4,824,561	42,415
Chile	2	1:8,808,237	65,417
Cyprus	2	1:442,438	9,493
Greece	2	1:5,539,895	129,142
Ivory Coast	2	1:11,535,616	61,806
Mauritius	2	1:646,708	13,517
Mongolia	2	1:1,412,644	16,950
Paraguay	2	1:3,618,373	13,977
Peru	2	1:15,892,062	51,966
Solomon Islands	2	1:290,014	19,875
Tajikistan	2	1:4,193,346	12,835
Turkey	2	1:38,910,711	171,901
United Arab Emirates	2	1:4,581,136	93,443
Algeria	1	1:38,631,551	130,422
Antigua and Barbuda	1	1:99,171	2,137
Bahamas	1	1:391,751	2,737
Barbados	1	1:287,448	2,772
Belarus	1	1:9,501,059	159,228
Belize	1	1:355,474	3,977
Benin	1	1:10,335,602	103,742
Bolivia	1	1:10,616,434	17,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	1:3,536,402	19,532
Botswana	1	1:2,186,929	30,250
Faroe Islands	1	1:48,998	2,049
Finland	1	1:5,496,702	84,025
French Polynesia	1	1:280,805	7,211
Guernsey	1	1:64,439	2,137
Guinea	1	1:11,833,817	3,268
Haiti	1	1:10,683,907	24,607
Hungary	1	1:9,816,277	73,288
Iraq	1	1:35,021,654	31,813
Jordan	1	1:8,842,437	26,010
Latvia	1	1:2,050,046	60,295
Luxembourg	1	1:580,542	15,155
North Macedonia	1	1:2,101,472	31,546
Myanmar	1	1:51,937,985	2,166
Namibia	1	1:2,409,401	19,676
Nicaragua	1	1:6,021,090	8,768
Niger	1	1:19,192,017	110,060
Qatar	1	1:2,357,999	76,403
Sierra Leone	1	1:7,089,631	1,533
Slovakia	1	1:5,336,450	140,422
Somalia	1	1:13,452,061	9,224
Togo	1	1:7,247,768	12,049
United States Virgin Islands	1	1:110,375	6,934
Uruguay	1	1:3,431,758	38,295
Zambia	1	1:15,849,922	53,989
Zimbabwe	1	1:15,438,240	133,260

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Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
Ireland	58	1:76,377	5,461

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
England	6,767	1:3,602	513
Scotland	75	1:49,910	3,440
Wales	29	1:54,083	2,718
Isle of Man	10	1:5,427	530
Jersey	2	1:25,941	3,069

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
United States	686	1:73,205	7,843

The alternate forms: Sénior (30) & Sênior (6) are calculated separately.

Senior (5,380) may also be a first name.

Senior Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? ^{meaning and history}

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the senior,' i.e. the older of two or more persons, generally of the same personal name. This mode of expression is as early as the 13th and 14th centuries, and is very commonly found in the Yorkshire Poll Tax, 1379. The cause is simple. John was so popular that not only father and son, but two and three brothers would often bear the name. For instances, v. my Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature.

Johannes Holynghege, senior, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Holynghege, junior, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Bullok, senior, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Bullok, junior, 1379: ibid.

Ricardus ye Elder, 1379: ibid.

Hence such an entry as:

Willelmus Synyer, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Seygnour, 1379: ibid.

Michael le Seigneur. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.

William le Seignour, 1302. Writs of Parliament.

Edmund Seignyowr, Yorkshire Testamenta Eboracensia (Surtees Society).

Thomas Senior, Yorkshire W. 16.'

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

i.e. 'the senior,' the elder of two persons of the same personal name. Robertus Senior in the parish of Fyvy was excommunicated in 1382 (REA., t, p. 165). Robert Senzour was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1475, John Senzour in 1515, and William Sengzeour in 1578 (NSCM., I, p. 25, 46, 73). Thomas Senzeor was resident in Balward (Bal-vaird) in 1513 (Cambus., 9), John Senzeour was burgess of Aberdeen, 1522 (CRA.,p. 100), and William Sinzour, witness in Edinburgh, 1541 (SCM., IV, p. 38). Archibald Senyeoure rendered to Exchequer the accounts of the burgh of Aberdeen, 1565 (ER., xut, p. 299), Thomas Sennzeor in Lethame, 1581 (Retours, Fife, 1467), James Senzour, bailie of burgh of Cupar, 1690 (Inquis., 7064), and John Sunzeour in Pitgomoch, Fife, is in record in 1633 (RPC., 2. ser. V, p. 94). Senzor 1542, Sonzour 1521. There is a Derbyshire estate of this name (Guppy).

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Anglo-French-Latin) 1 Seignior, Lord (of a Manor), Squire; Elder [Middle English Old French seigno(u)r, seigneur (French seigneur), lord; Latin senior, older, (hence) greater] Michael le Seigneur.—Close Rolls.

William le Seignour.—Parl. Writs.

2 a nickname for a seignior's servant; also a pageant-name: cp. Lord2. Seigneur is a fairly common French surname.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. An estate in co. Derby. 2. Seigneur, French a feudal lord.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Ralph Seignor, Muriel his wife, Thomas and Roger S., Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Hugh, Robert, Roger, Thomas, William Seignore, 1198 (Ib.); Henry Senior, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

— The Norman People (1874)

From the French, Sengier; from the Dutch, Senger, Senner; a personal name.

— British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

A family of Senior lived in Marnhull last century (H.), and still reside there.

— Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

The Seniors or Seniers were well established in Ecclesfield parish in the reigns of Elizabeth and James I. (Ga.). There is a Derbyshire estate of this name. The Seniors are also to be found in Dorset.

— Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

User-submitted Reference

Senior and its close variants is generally a Ladino Sephardic (Jewish surname) from Spain. There is also a lesser incidence of an Anglo-Norman surname that came to be spelled the same way.

- iansenior

DNA test information

Senior Demographics

Average Senior Salary in
United States

$41,417^USD

Per year

Rank:

704,677 of 1,180,305

Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:

0.00124417

Rank: 9,100 of 1,181,369

Percentage of national average salary:

95.98%

Sample size: 2,562 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149^USD

Per year

Per month:

$3,596^USD

Per week:

$799^USD

Per day:

$118^USD

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Senior Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Senior Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Senior (Arabic: كبارا, Hindi: सीनियर, Russian: Сениор) is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Sénior or Sênior. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Senior? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Senior is the 18,854^th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 249,403 people. The last name Senior occurs predominantly in Europe, where 43 percent of Senior reside; 41 percent reside in Northern Europe and 40 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 91,830^th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 5,380 people.

It is most widely held in England, where it is held by 11,192 people, or 1 in 4,978. In England it is mostly concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 26 percent are found, South Yorkshire, where 15 percent are found and Greater London, where 9 percent are found. Not including England this last name occurs in 133 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Jamaica, where 7 percent are found.

Senior Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Senior has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Senior surname rose 165 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 729 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 325 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 240 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Senior Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (55%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Senior are 3.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.05% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Senior earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 117.24% more than the national average, earning R 516,240 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.6% less than the national average, earning $19,842,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.01% less than the national average, earning $41,417 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.11% more than the national average, earning $52,717 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Surname	Similarity	Worldwide Incidence	Prevalency
Sénior	94	30	/
Sênior	94	6	/
Seanior	92	40	/
Sienior	92	15	/
Seniore	92	13	/
Seneior	92	1	/
Seniord	92	1	/
Segnior	92	1	/
Seinior	92	0	/
Scenior	92	0	/
Senir	91	562	/
Seignior	86	83	/
Senhor	83	1,197	/
Sengir	83	650	/
Senier	83	381	/
Sinior	83	159	/
Jenior	83	142	/
Senyor	83	76	/
Seneor	83	72	/
Segnor	83	65	/
Seniar	83	62	/
Sanior	83	61	/
Shenir	83	45	/
Senoir	83	37	/
Senjor	83	26	/
Genior	83	10	/
Zenior	83	5	/
Cenior	83	4	/
Senair	83	1	/
Segnir	83	1	/
Sonior	83	1	/
Seneir	83	1	/
Setnir	83	0	/
Senire	83	0	/
Seniorová	80	2	/
Seigniour	80	0	/
Shenier	77	10	/
Senajor	77	9	/
Seunier	77	6	/
Shenire	77	4	/
Sengeor	77	4	/
Seanoir	77	2	/
Chenior	77	2	/
Siegnor	77	2	/
Sanjior	77	1	/
Sineior	77	1	/
Siniord	77	1	/
Shenoyr	77	1	/
Seanier	77	1	/
Seinier	77	1	/
Seignor	77	1	/
Shengir	77	1	/
Seneire	77	1	/
Seynier	77	1	/
Seeniar	77	1	/
Senihar	77	1	/
Seneour	77	1	/
Senhour	77	0	/
Siegnir	77	0	/
Senaire	77	0	/
Scenier	77	0	/
Saynior	77	0	/
Seniard	77	0	/
Sienier	77	0	/
Sener	73	2,630	/
Sinir	73	1,840	/
Zenir	73	517	/
Cenir	73	77	/
Senyr	73	4	/
Siñor	73	1	/
Seignour	71	138	/
Senaiyar	71	11	/
Schenier	71	3	/
Shengeor	71	3	/
Saignior	71	1	/
Sanijour	71	1	/
Sheinier	71	1	/
Shennier	71	1	/
Senehore	71	1	/
Senihaur	71	1	/
Sienierz	71	1	/
Dzienior	71	1	/
Scheneor	71	1	/
Schenhor	71	0	/
Sheneore	71	0	/
Scheneir	71	0	/
Senger	67	18,425	/
Signor	67	4,726	/
Segner	67	1,330	/
Siener	67	1,042	/
Seiner	67	739	/
Sehner	67	288	/
Sinyor	67	283	/
Shener	67	263	/
Cenier	67	189	/
Cenjor	67	186	/
Singir	67	150	/
Sonjor	67	144	/
Sinoir	67	116	/
Sinhor	67	116	/
Setner	67	112	/
Seaner	67	101	/
Zanior	67	82	/
Soniar	67	81	/
Senear	67	77	/
Siniar	67	57	/
Geniar	67	56	/
Seener	67	48	/
Saniar	67	47	/
Sainir	67	43	/
Segnar	67	42	/
Cengir	67	40	/
Seyner	67	32	/
Sinier	67	32	/
Senher	67	29	/
Shenre	67	26	/
Senere	67	25	/
Jeniar	67	24	/
Sanjor	67	18	/
Senjar	67	17	/
Szener	67	17	/
Jinior	67	16	/
Seinre	67	15	/
Sinair	67	12	/
Senyar	67	11	/
Sienhr	67	10	/
Zeniar	67	9	/
Genjor	67	8	/
Sineor	67	7	/
Sesner	67	7	/
Sinjor	67	6	/
Senehoure	67	5	/
Seneer	67	4	/
Chenir	67	4	/
Senhar	67	3	/
Señiar	67	3	/
Seuner	67	2	/
Sinhir	67	2	/
Ceniar	67	2	/
Sinire	67	2	/
Señier	67	2	/
Zeinir	67	1	/
Schenhier	67	1	/
Zehnir	67	1	/
Ginior	67	1	/
Zenhir	67	1	/
Synair	67	1	/
Jynior	67	1	/
Sinisr	67	1	/
Sineir	67	1	/
Semhir	67	1	/
Sejner	67	1	/
Ségnor	67	1	/
Sygnir	67	1	/
Shinir	67	1	/
Jenhor	67	1	/
Senert	67	0	/
Synire	67	0	/
Senyrd	67	0	/
Schenidtr	67	0	/
Szenheirt	67	0	/
Zenair	67	0	/

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Senior Name Transliterations

Transliteration	ICU Latin	Percentage of Incidence
Senior in the Hindi language
सीनियर	siniyara	-
Senior in the Russian language
Сениор	senior	-
Senior in the Arabic language
كبارا	kbara	-
سنيور	snywr	-
كبار	kbar	-

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Senior Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Senior
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Senior Surname

Senior Surname Definition:

Senior Surname Distribution Map

Senior Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

User-submitted Reference

Senior Demographics

$41,417 USD

Per year

$43,149 USD

Per year

Senior Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Senior Come From? nationality or country of origin

How Common Is The Last Name Senior? popularity and diffusion

Senior Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

Senior Last Name Statistics demography

Phonetically Similar Names

Senior Name Transliterations

Search for Another Surname

Senior Reference & Research

Footnotes

From Where Does The Surname Originate? ^{meaning and history}

$41,417^USD

$43,149^USD

Where Does The Last Name Senior Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

How Common Is The Last Name Senior? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Senior Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

Senior Last Name Statistics ^demography