How common is the surname Squier?

2,007 people in the United States had the surname Squier in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 153,834 Americans. It ranked 14,787th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Squier?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Squier identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Squier?

Ephraim George Squier, American archaeologist and newspaper editor (1821–1888), followed by Billy Squier.

Where is the surname Squier most common?

Wikidata records people named Squier in the United States.

Is the surname Squier getting more or less common?

More common. 1,916 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,007 in 2010, up 4.7%.

The surname Squier

A surname, carried by 2,007 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Squier is more common than 90.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,007 people named Squier in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 153,834 Americans. That is up 4.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,916.

#14,787

rank among US surnames

2,007

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+4.7%

change since 2000 (was #14,335)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,781	Bibi	2,009	153,681
#14,783	Gilyard	2,008	153,758
#14,787	Malan	2,007	153,834
#14,794	Groat	2,006	153,911

Who is named Squier

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

93% of people named Squier identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Squiers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ephraim George Squier
American archaeologist and newspaper editor (1821–1888)
Billy Squier
American rock musician, born 1950

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Squier

Squier has the Soundex code S600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S600.

Questions

How common is the surname Squier?: 2,007 people in the United States had the surname Squier in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 153,834 Americans. It ranked 14,787th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Squier?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Squier identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Squier?: Ephraim George Squier, American archaeologist and newspaper editor (1821–1888), followed by Billy Squier.
Where is the surname Squier most common?: Wikidata records people named Squier in the United States.
Is the surname Squier getting more or less common?: More common. 1,916 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,007 in 2010, up 4.7%.