Synyer Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Synyer Surname Definition:

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.

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Synyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:2,063,63279,942
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Synyer 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)

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

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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

Synyer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Synyer is most common in England. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Synyer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,798,600th most widespread last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Synyer is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Synyer live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Synyer is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,063,632. In England Synyer is most common in: South Yorkshire, where 67 percent are found, Hampshire, where 30 percent are found and Greater London, where 4 percent are found.

Synyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Synyer has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Synyer last name expanded 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Synger8346/
Senyer8337/
Synher8314/
Sygner831/
Sinyer830/
Shenyer7742/
Shynher7742/
Sinyerd7711/
Sinayer774/
Senayer773/
Senoyer772/
Seynier771/
Shynger771/
Soynier771/
Synyherova753/
Szyngier7145/
Shenyher713/
Seinayer713/
Singer6789,482/
Senger6718,425/
Signer673,958/
Şenyer671,498/
Segner671,330/
Senier67381/
Senear6777/
Sägner6744/
Sinier6732/
Senher6729/
Sinjer6715/
Senjer6710/
Seneer674/
Sineer673/
Senoer671/
Cynear671/
Sienayere671/
Shenaiyer671/
Zynier671/
Synair671/
Cygner671/
Seneir671/
Scheneyer671/
Sineir671/
Sinear671/
Zinyer670/
Cinyer670/
Sinaer670/
Cenyer670/

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