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Squires


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Origin Of The Surname Squires

Meaning Of The Surname Squires

Young Man of High Birth

Interesting Facts About Squires

Squires was originally a French surname, and was brought to Britain by the 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.

Squires Statistics

Squires is the number 770 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 12,647 share the surname Squires in the UK.

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