English (mainly Yorkshire): nickname for a peasant who gave
himself airs and graces, from Anglo-Norman French segneur
‘lord’ (Latin senior ‘elder’).English and Dutch:
distinguishing nickname for the elder of two bearers of the same
personal name (for example, a father and son or two brothers), from
Latin senior ‘elder’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Senior
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You can find out where the majority of the Senior families were living before
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Immigration records can tell you an ancestor's name, ship name, port of departure,
port of arrival, and destination.
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You can find out when most of the Senior families immigrated
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Emigration records can tell you an ancestor's name, ship name, port of departure,
port of arrival and destination.
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