Squair Surname
Approximately 575 people bear this surname
Squair Surname Definition:
From 'squire,' a knight's attendant, one who bore the knight's shield.
"A Knight ther was...
With him ther was his sone, a yong Squyer."
Chaucer, Canterbury Tales, prol.Stolen from Fore bears
Thom Squier witnessed a grant of the lands of Drumkerauch in 1260 (RPSA.
Read More About This SurnameSquair Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 262 | 1:140,632 | 14,476 |
| United States | 86 | 1:4,214,639 | 225,501 |
| Scotland | 58 | 1:92,307 | 6,478 |
| England | 46 | 1:1,211,262 | 56,182 |
| Australia | 29 | 1:930,886 | 55,860 |
| Brazil | 29 | 1:7,381,874 | 170,034 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 103 | 1:36,342 | 2,873 |
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Squair Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From 'squire,' a knight's attendant, one who bore the knight's shield.
"A Knight ther was...
With him ther was his sone, a yong Squyer."
Chaucer, Canterbury Tales, prol.Stolen from Fore bears
Thom Squier witnessed a grant of the lands of Drumkerauch in 1260 (RPSA., p. 347), and Johan le Squier of Whyhope of Edinburghshire rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, II, p. 201). Thomas Skayre, juror on inquisition at Perth, 1305 (Bain, II, p. 450), William Squier witnessed the homage of Duncan, earl of Fife to the abbot of Dunfermline in 1316, and in the same year appears as burgess of Dunfermline (RD., p. 235,236). Michael Squier was witness in a dispute between James de Dundas and the abbot of Dunfermline, 1342 (ibid., p. 262), and William dictus Squyer was witness to a Perth charter of 1375 (Milne, p. 36). John Squyer or Skuyer was one of the masons who contracted in 1387 for the building of five chapels on the south side of St. Giles's parish church, Edinburgh (CDE., p. 14; Nisbet, Plates). Thomas Squiar appears in Aberdeen, 1408 (CWA., p. 315), Gilcrist Sqwier had a safe conduct to enter England in 1424 (Bain, IV, 963), William Skyar (Sqwyare, or Square) who gifted "vnum antiphonarium" to the church of Aberdeen died in 1439 (REA., II, p. 135,204, 218), and John Squyer, chaplain in Dundee, is in record, 1452 (REB., I, 53). Thomas Squeyar in Inverness was fined in 1606 "for the vrangus trubling of Murdo Poilson," and "drawing of the said Murdois bluid with his steked naiff on his wisag and face" (Rec. Inv., II, p, 34), and Alexander Square was nominated to pass upon an inquest in Inverness, 1686 (ibid., II, p. 342). Thomas Skair is recorded in Balna-moon, 1689 (RPC., 3. ser. XIV p. 709), and Alexander Skair of Burnside, parish of Menmuir, d. 1751. John James Squiies from Maroch was killed in the first Great War (Turriff). Squear 1613, Skuyer and Sqwyer 1387, Squir 1644, Squyar 1630, Squyre 1628, Sqwyar c. 1500.
The attendant of a knight; also a chief servitor or messenger of an Abbey. Chron. Battel Abbey, p. 217. See Arminger.
Squire is a numerous name in Barnstaple and its neighbourhood. The mayors of that town in 1353 and 1471 bore this name (G.).
Squair Demographics
Average Squair Salary in
United States
$36,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Squair Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Squair Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Squair occurs in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Squair? popularity and diffusion
Squair is the 554,308th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,673,993 people. The last name Squair occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Squair are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most frequent in Canada, where it is carried by 262 people, or 1 in 140,632. In Canada it is most numerous in: Saskatchewan, where 30 percent are found, Alberta, where 26 percent are found and British Columbia, where 22 percent are found. Without taking into account Canada Squair is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Scotland, where 10 percent are found.
Squair Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Squair has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Squair surname expanded 573 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 44 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it expanded 307 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Squair Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Squair surname are 15.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 68.75% being registered with the party.
The amount Squair earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 31.51% more than the national average, earning R 312,516 per year; in United States they earn 16.28% less than the national average, earning $36,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.62% less than the national average, earning $48,380 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Squaire | 92 | 77 | / |
| Squar | 91 | 99 | / |
| Squir | 91 | 10 | / |
| Sqair | 91 | 1 | / |
| Squire | 83 | 31,005 | / |
| Square | 83 | 5,779 | / |
| Squier | 83 | 3,033 | / |
| Shqair | 83 | 605 | / |
| Squarr | 83 | 74 | / |
| Squaer | 83 | 13 | / |
| Squirr | 83 | 4 | / |
| Squard | 83 | 1 | / |
| Squarz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Squart | 83 | 1 | / |
| Squeir | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sguair | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sqar | 80 | 39 | / |
| Shqueir | 77 | 8 | / |
| Squirre | 77 | 4 | / |
| Shqaire | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sguaire | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shquire | 77 | 1 | / |
| S'Guair | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sqwuier | 77 | 0 | / |
| Squierr | 77 | 0 | / |
| Skair | 73 | 69 | / |
| Sguir | 73 | 16 | / |
| Squer | 73 | 9 | / |
| Squre | 73 | 5 | / |
| Sqire | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sqare | 73 | 2 | / |
| Skuar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sguar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sqgar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sqier | 73 | 1 | / |
| Scuir | 73 | 0 | / |
| Scair | 73 | 0 | / |
| D'Square | 71 | 1 | / |
| Squaarre | 71 | 1 | / |
| Squyer | 67 | 33 | / |
| Skuhar | 67 | 33 | / |
| Shkair | 67 | 30 | / |
| Skayir | 67 | 14 | / |
| Skhair | 67 | 11 | / |
| Shqeir | 67 | 11 | / |
| Skuare | 67 | 8 | / |
| Skaier | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sqauer | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sqaure | 67 | 7 | / |
| Scuiar | 67 | 5 | / |
| Skuire | 67 | 4 | / |
| Squere | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shqaer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shqare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sghuir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scaire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skuart | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sgueir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Squrre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shcair | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skkair | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sguard | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skuier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shkuar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sqoure | 67 | 1 | / |
| Squeer | 67 | 0 | / |
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