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Origin Of The Surname Squire
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Meaning Of The Surname Squire
Young Man of High Birth
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Interesting
Facts About
Squire
Squire was originally a French surname, and was brought to Britain by invading Normans. It comes from the Old French ‘escuier’ which was a status name given to a young man of noble birth. This word comes ultimately from Latin origin where is means ‘shield bearer’ and because of this it is thought that in France it was given as a name to a young man that took care of a knights shield. |
Squire Statistics
Squire is the number 1081 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 9,418 share the surname Squire in the UK.
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