Senior Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Senior Name Meaning: Originally denoted to an 'elder' or 'chief'.Secondly 'senior' was given as a nickname to the eldest of two bearers holding the same name 'two brothers'.

It is possible that this name indicated perhaps 'the lord of the manor',or somebody that behaved that way.The first recorded spelling is that of 'Walter Seignure',dated 1164.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Senior Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Senior family

Profession Census Frequency
Female Servant 97
Agricultural Labourer 77
Labourer 59
Independent 56
Weaver 54
Farmer 53
Fancy Weaver 48
Clothier 43
Coal Miner 39
Male Servant 29
Woollen Weaver 22
Tailor 19
Shoe Maker 18
Cotton Weaver 15
Blanket Weaver 15
Blacksmith 13
Joiner 13
Carpenter 12
Publican 12
Butcher 11
Ag Lab 10
Dress Maker 10
Nail Maker 10
Blanket Maker 9
Blanket Weaver Journeyman 9

Senior Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Senior 100% 48,351
2 Snare 33% 1,793
3 Seanor 67% 457
4 Senier 83% 266
5 Saner 50% 232
6 Sinar 50% 192
7 Siner 50% 141
8 Seinor 67% 139

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

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