The Archer Family History

This is a site where you can find information about the history of the Archer family.

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The Archer Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Archer
1841 Census389
1851 Census2323
1861 Census4140
1871 Census6298
1881 Census9033
1891 Census10485
1901 Census13069

Most Frequent Forenames for the Archer Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
William Archer 25 171 290 424 597 637 722
Mary Archer 30 173 278 420 508 519 572
John Archer 30 144 254 358 479 508 579
Elizabeth Archer 18 113 198 288 356 346 364
George Archer 19 95 170 234 346 345 427
Thomas Archer 18 101 177 254 337 337 376
Sarah Archer 17 101 198 271 345 317 316
James Archer 16 88 144 206 256 255 266
Henry Archer 8 71 121 195 241 221 240
Charles Archer 13 53 98 141 215 247 293
Frederick Archer 2 28 50 92 157 247 324
Joseph Archer 10 50 97 123 157 178 206
Alice Archer 0 15 40 92 171 216 277
Annie Archer 0 1 15 75 166 214 293
Emma Archer 12 57 83 113 151 164 177
Jane Archer 6 56 89 120 148 145 150
Alfred Archer 4 29 61 96 133 166 201
Ellen Archer 4 29 66 116 118 161 178
Emily Archer 2 29 63 88 129 148 171
Eliza Archer 9 43 80 116 136 121 125

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Archer family online amongst birth, marriage and death records from 1837, plus census transcripts for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 and many more...


Etymology and History of the Surname: Archer

View Name: ARCHER.

ARCHER

Derivation:
From the Old French "archier", which means "a bowman".

History:
From the Old French "archier", which means "a bowman", Archer is a long established surname dating back to the 11th Century.

Linked Surnames:
ARCHIER, ARCHERE, ARCHIERE, LARCHER, LE ARCHER, L'ARCHER, MCARCHER

 


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