Archer Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Archer Name Meaning: From the Old French "archier", which means "a bowman".

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

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Archer Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Archer family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 2,289
Agricultural Labourer 285
Labourer 135
Domestic Servant 131
General Labourer 128
Dress Maker 110
Coal Miner 110
General Servant 89
Laundress 64
General Servant Domestic 55
Farm Labourer 54
Annuitant 49
Carpenter 37
Shoe Maker 37
Farmers Son 37
Farm Servant Indoor 37
Butcher 31
Gardener 31
Servant 31
House Keeper 29
Tailor 29
Charwoman 28
Farmers Daughter 27
No Occupation 27
Cotton Weaver 27

Archer Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Archer 100% 86,448
2 Richer 67% 4,744
3 Racher 67% 970
4 Reacher 57% 449
5 Rocher 67% 305
6 Archar 83% 107
7 Archor 83% 101

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The surname Archer is the most popular version of all its varients

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