Steer Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 3
Channel Islands 5
Cheshire 30
Cornwall 78
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 64
Devon 579
Dorset 6
Durham 7
Essex 4
Gloucestershire 2
Hampshire 29
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 8
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 106
Lancashire 18
Leicestershire 1
Lincolnshire 46
London 206
Middlesex 23
Northumberland 4
Norfolk 10
Northamptonshire 1
Nottinghamshire 17
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 8
Somerset 41
Surrey 327
Sussex 272
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 21
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 8
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 89

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 5
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Steer Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Steer family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 142
Female Servant 72
Independent 44
Male Servant 38
Labourer 35
Farmer 33
Mason 13
Apprentice 12
Shoe Maker 12
Carpenter 12
Gardener 12
Brick Layer 8
Dress Maker 8
Blacksmith 8
Smith 8
Cabinet Maker 8
Servant 7
Ag Labourer 7
Fisherman 6
Grocer 6
Sawyer 6
Pauper 5
Serge Weaver 5
Ag Lab 5
Carpenter Journeyman 5

Most Frequent Forenames for Steer

Name Census Frequency
William Steer 1,859
Mary Steer 1,566
John Steer 1,425
George Steer 1,109
Elizabeth Steer 1,080
James Steer 845
Thomas Steer 793
Sarah Steer 699
Henry Steer 573
Charles Steer 530
Jane Steer 488
Ann Steer 460
Eliza Steer 428
Emma Steer 384
Alice Steer 378
Ellen Steer 378
Emily Steer 333
Annie Steer 319
Joseph Steer 307
Alfred Steer 303
Frederick Steer 303
Richard Steer 276
Edward Steer 237
Florence Steer 235
Albert Steer 230

Steer Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Steer 100% 25,919
2 Easter 50% 10,168
3 Suter 60% 6,430
4 Souter 50% 4,908
5 Star 60% 2,594
6 Store 40% 1,928
7 Stear 80% 1,732
8 Steere 83% 960
9 Stour 60% 940
10 Auster 50% 747
11 Seater 50% 712
12 Stair 60% 603
13 Soutar 33% 507
14 Sutor 40% 491
15 Stare 40% 476
16 Ester 60% 445
17 Aster 60% 411
18 Oster 60% 308
19 Sater 60% 306
20 Sture 40% 233
21 Storie 33% 226
22 Seatree 43% 192
23 Sterr 80% 156
24 Stier 80% 144
25 Starie 33% 134
26 Stoor 60% 132
27 Stur 60% 132
28 Suiter 50% 127
29 Sauter 50% 122

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

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