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Archer Pronunciation
AR -chər Language(s)
Middle English Meaning Occupational name denoting an archer Region of origin England, Welsh Variant form(s) Bowman, Archier, Fletcher
Archer is a
surname in the
English language .
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The name Archer is derived from the
Middle English archere , and
Old French archer , archier . The surname originated as an
occupational name denoting an
archer . By the 14th century, the mentioned Middle English and Old French words replaced the native English bowman . In
North America , the surname Archer has absorbed many like-sounding names and
cognates (for example, the
French Archier ).
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Allan Frost Archer (1908–1994), American arachnologist, entomologist and malacologist
David Archer (scientist) , American computational ocean chemist
Edward Archer (physician) (1718–1789), English doctor associated with inoculation against smallpox
Frederick Scott Archer (1813–1857), British pioneer of photography
Gleason Archer Sr. (1880–1966), founder of Suffolk University, Boston, Massachusetts
John Hall Archer (1914–2004), Canadian historian, and first President of the University of Regina
John Stuart Archer (1943–2007), Vice-Chancellor of Heriot-Watt University 1997–2006
Kellie Archer (born 1969), American biostatistician
L. Bruce Archer (1922–2005), British mechanical engineer and Professor of Design Research
Leonie Archer (born 1955), British author and historian
Louise Archer (1893–1948), American teacher and activist
Margaret Archer (1943–2023), British sociologist
Mary Archer (born 1944), British solar power scientist
Mike Archer (paleontologist) (born 1945), Australian palaeontologist
Mildred Archer (1911–2005), English art historian
Thomas Andrew Archer (1853–1905), English historian
William Archer (architect) (1820–1874), botanist and architect
William Archer (naturalist) (1830–1897), Irish naturalist and microscopist
Musicians, singers, and composers
Christopher Archer (born 1988), Australian vocalist of the band Backyard Mortuary
Edward Archer, hip-hop performer
Special Ed
Frederic Archer (1838–1901), British composer, conductor and organist
Gem Archer (born 1966), English musician
Iain Archer , Northern Irish singer-songwriter musician
Kevin "Al" Archer (born 1958), English guitarist and songwriter
Laurence Archer , English guitarist
Malcolm Archer (born 1952), British composer, organist, and conductor
Michael Eugene Archer, American singer-songwriter known as
D'Angelo
Richard Archer (born 1977), English singer/songwriter, frontman of UK band Hard-Fi
Robyn Archer (born 1948), Australian singer and actress
Steve Archer (born 1953), American singer-songwriter and producer
Tasmin Archer (born 1963), English soul/pop/rock singer
Tony Archer (musician) (born 1938), English jazz double-bassist
Violet Archer (1913–2000), Canadian composer
Andrew Archer (1659–1741) , British landowner and Member of Parliament
Albert Ernest Archer (died 1949), Canadian physician and political activist
Archibald Archer (1820–1902), member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
Brian Archer (1929–2013), Australian Liberal Party senator
Caroline Archer (1922–1978), Australian Aboriginal activist
Charles Archer (1861–1941), British Chief Commissioner of Baluchistan
Dennis Archer (born 1942), American lawyer and politician
Edward Archer (politician) (1871–1940), Australian politician
Elise Archer (born 1971), Australian lawyer and politician
Fred W. Archer (1859-19??), Canadian politician
Geoffrey Francis Archer (1882–1964), British colonial administrator
Harry W. Archer Jr. (died 1910), American politician and lawyer
Henry W. Archer (1813–1887), American politician and lawyer
James T. Archer (1819–1859), American lawyer and politician
John Archer (Maryland politician) (1741–1810), American congressman
John Archer (New Zealand politician) (1865–1949), New Zealand politician
John Archer (British politician) (1863–1932), British race and political activist
Peter Archer, Baron Archer of Sandwell (1926–2012), British peer
Renato Archer (1922–1996), Brazilian naval officer and politician
Shelley Archer (born 1958), Australian Labor Party politician
Simon Archer (antiquary) (1581–1662), English antiquary and politician
Stevenson Archer (1786–1848) , American congressman
Stevenson Archer (1827–98) (1827–1898), American congressman, son of the above
Thomas Archer (died 1685) (1619–1685), English soldier and politician
Thomas Archer, 1st Baron Archer (1695–1768), English politician and nobleman
Thomas Archer (pastoralist) (1823–1905), pioneer pastoralist and Agent General for Queensland, Australia
William Archer (Toronto politician) (1919–2005), Canadian politician and lawyer
William Reynolds Archer Jr. (born 1928), American politician and lawyer
William S. Archer (1789–1855), Virginian politician
Alex Archer (1908–1979), English ice hockey player
Alfred Archer (1871–1935), English cricketer
Arthur Archer (1874–1940), English footballer
Barry Archer (born 1977), Irish cricketer
Bob Archer (1899–1982), English footballer
Brandon Archer (born 1983), American football linebacker
Brenda Archer (born 1942), retired Guyanese high jumper
Carl Archer (born 1948), Trinidad and Tobagonian athlete
Chris Archer (born 1988), American baseball player
Dan Archer (born 1944), American football player
David Archer (quarterback) (born 1962), American football player
David Archer (umpire) (1931–1992), West Indian cricketer and umpire
Dennis Archer (cricketer) (born 1963), Bermudan cricketer
Dri Archer , football player
Fred V. Archer (1888–1971), American college football coach
Frederick J. Archer (1857–1886), English flat race jockey
Garath Archer (born 1974), English rugby union footballer
Glenn Archer (born 1973), Australian rules footballer
George Archer several people
Graeme Archer (cricketer) (born 1940), English cricketer
Graeme Archer (bowls) (born 1967), Scottish lawn bowler
Jack Archer (sprinter) (1921–1997), English sprinter
Jayo Archer (1996–2024), Australian motocross rider
Jim Archer (1932–2019), American baseball pitcher
Jimmy Archer (1883–1958), Irish-born American baseball catcher
Joey Archer (born 1938), American middleweight boxer
Jofra Archer (born 1995), Barbadian born English cricketer
John Archer (basketball) (died 1998), American basketball coach
John Archer (footballer, born 1941) , English footballer
Johnny Archer (born 1968), American professional pool player
Ken Archer (1928–2023), Australian cricketer
Lance Archer (born 1977), ring name of professional wrestler Lance Hoyt
Lee Archer (footballer) (born 1972), English footballer
Les Archer Jr. (1929–2019), English motorcycle racer
Meghan Archer (born 1987), Australian footballer
Mike Archer (American football) (born 1953), American football coach
Nicolas Archer (born 1955), English cricketer
Phillip Archer (born 1972), English professional golfer
Ralph Archer , American college football coach
Ron Archer (1933–2007), Australian cricketer
Simon Archer (badminton) (born 1973), English badminton player
Tommy Archer (born 1954), American racing car driver
Tony Archer (referee) (born 1969), Australian rugby league referee
Troy Archer (1955–1979), American footballer
Television and film production
Cam Archer (born 1981), American independent filmmaker and photographer
Dale Archer , American medical doctor and television personality
Mark Archer (born 1973), American film producer, director and writer
Wes Archer (born 1961), American television animation director
Bert Archer (born 1968), Canadian author, journalist, essayist and critic
Catherine Archer (
fl. 1992–2003 ), Canadian writer of historical romance novels
Fred Archer (writer) (1915–1999), English farmer and author
Geoffrey Archer (writer) , British author of military thrillers
Jeffrey Archer (born 1940), British author, former politician
Jennifer Archer (born 1957), American author
Jules Archer (1915–2008), American author
Nuala Archer (born 1955), Irish-American poet
Ruby Archer (1873–1961), American poet
William Archer (critic) (1856–1924), Scottish critic
Major Brendan Archer, main character in the
J.G. Farrell novels
Troubles and
The Singapore Grip .
Cate Archer , main character in No One Lives Forever , a computer game
Danny Archer, main character in the film
Blood Diamond
Frank Archer , a soldier in the Fullmetal Alchemist anime
Isabel Archer , main character in the Henry James novel
The Portrait of a Lady
Jonathan Archer , main character of the television show Star Trek: Enterprise
Lew Archer , a private detective in a series of novels by Ross MacDonald
Miles Archer, in the Dashiell Hammett novel
The Maltese Falcon
Nancy Archer, title character of the film
Attack of the 50 Foot Woman
Newland Archer, in the Edith Wharton novel
The Age of Innocence
Obadiah Archer, a main character in the Valiant Comics comic book series
Archer & Armstrong
Sean Archer , portrayed by John Travolta/Nicolas Cage in the movie Face/Off
Sterling Archer , main character in the animated television series Archer
Several related characters in the Philip K. Dick novel
The Transmigration of Timothy Archer