How common is the surname Squire?

5,349 people in the United States had the surname Squire in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,720 Americans. It ranked 6,363rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Squire?

Watson C. Squire, American politician (Republican) (1838–1926), followed by Larry R. Squire.

Where is the surname Squire most common?

Wikidata records people named Squire in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Squire getting more or less common?

More common. 5,082 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,349 in 2010, up 5.3%.

The surname Squire

An occupational surname, carried by 5,349 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Squire is more common than 96.1% of them.

Origin

A surname originating as an occupation.

Squire is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,349 people named Squire in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 57,720 Americans. That is up 5.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,082.

#6,363

rank among US surnames

5,349

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+5.3%

change since 2000 (was #6,198)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,358	Cabello	5,358	57,623
#6,361	Decastro	5,354	57,666
#6,362	Groce	5,351	57,699
#6,363	Penner	5,349	57,720

Who is named Squire

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

67% of people named Squire identified as white (not Hispanic), 26% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 67%
Black (not Hispanic) 26%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Squires

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Watson C. Squire
American politician (Republican) (1838–1926)
Larry R. Squire
American psychologist, born 1941
Ronald Squire
British actor (1886-1958)

Notable Squires come mostly from the United States (2) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Squire

Squire 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 Squire?: 5,349 people in the United States had the surname Squire in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,720 Americans. It ranked 6,363rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Squire?: In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Squire identified as white (not Hispanic), and 26% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Squire?: Watson C. Squire, American politician (Republican) (1838–1926), followed by Larry R. Squire.
Where is the surname Squire most common?: Wikidata records people named Squire in the United States and the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is Squire?: Squire is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Squire getting more or less common?: More common. 5,082 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,349 in 2010, up 5.3%.