Squier Surname

146,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,033 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Squier Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the esquire,' an attendant upon a knight, a shield-bearer. Squires is the genitive form; compare Brooks, Williams, Tompkins, &c.

John le Squier, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Squier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7331:132,62313,943
South Africa821:660,70448,422
England801:696,47639,547
Canada581:635,26952,014
Israel191:450,40234,739
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
France31:22,140,907385,998
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England661:369,32422,972
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7021:71,5377,683

Squier (15) may also be a first name.

Squier Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the esquire,' an attendant upon a knight, a shield-bearer. Squires is the genitive form; compare Brooks, Williams, Tompkins, &c.

John le Squier, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Squier, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Thomas le Esquier, Close Rolls, 33 Henry III.

Thomas Squier, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Agnes Squier, 1379: ibid.

Walter le Squier, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

Squire, like Marquis, Duke, Earl, &c, has become a favourite fontname among the 'lower orders' in Yorkshire; v. Duke for an explanation.

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

(Anglo-French-Latin) Squire, Knight’s Attendant; lit. Shield-Bearer [Middle English squier, squyer, Old French escuier, escuyer (French écuyer), a squire; from Low Latin scutarius, a shield-bearer; Latin scutum, a shield] John le Squier.—Hundred Rolls A Knyght ther was . . .

With hym ther was his sone, a yong Squier.—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, A 43, 79.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) A young man of gentle birth attendant upon a knight.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Squier Last Name Facts

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

The last name Squier occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Squier? popularity and diffusion

Squier is the 146,234th most common family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,402,752 people. The last name Squier is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Squier live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 15 people.

The surname Squier is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 2,733 people, or 1 in 132,623. In The United States Squier is mostly found in: California, where 12 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Iowa, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 3 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Squier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Squier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Squier surname grew 389 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 121 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Squier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Squier are 16.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.68% being registered with the political party.

The amount Squier earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 101.48% more than the national average, earning R 478,788 per year; in United States they earn 5.18% more than the national average, earning $45,382 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.84% more than the national average, earning $50,599 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Squiere922/
Sqwuier920/
Squierr920/
Squie9114/
Squir9110/
Squer919/
Sqier911/
Squire8331,005/
Squair83575/
Squyer8333/
Sguier837/
Squirr834/
Squies834/
Squere832/
Squeir831/
Skuier831/
Squeer830/
Sqer801/
Squaire7777/
Shqueir778/
Squirre774/
Sinquer771/
Shquire771/
Schquer771/
Skier73166/
Sguir7316/
Shqer736/
Squre735/
Sqire734/
Sqieh733/
Sqeer732/
Sguer732/
Sqair731/
Scuer731/
Zquie731/
Skuer730/
Sqere730/
Sqyer730/
Scuir730/
Shqair67605/
Schenquer6744/
Skwier6727/
Shqeir6711/
Shkier674/
Skuire674/
Skiere673/
Shqeer672/
Scuher672/
Squrre671/
Squihi671/
Sgueir671/
Sguair671/
S'Guie671/
Sghuir671/
Scwier670/

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Squier Reference & Research

Squires DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Squires FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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