Margery Forename
Approximately 24,852 people bear this name
Margery Forename Definition:
A female name. Margerie was a French popular form of Marguerite (see Margaret) and it is found in England as early as 1194; Marjorie was a less usual spelling but is of about the same age. Margery was regarded as a separate name as early as the 13th C, and all connexion with Margaret was soon lost.
Read More About This ForenameMargery Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 14,117 | 1:25,681 | 1,899 |
| England | 100% | 7,314 | 1:7,602 | 671 |
| Canada | 100% | 598 | 1:55,407 | 3,521 |
| South Africa | 100% | 457 | 1:119,327 | 9,118 |
| Philippines | 99% | 417 | 1:254,219 | 10,429 |
| Wales | 100% | 354 | 1:8,741 | 768 |
| Scotland | 100% | 333 | 1:16,067 | 880 |
| Colombia | 100% | 174 | 1:274,592 | 5,554 |
| Kenya | 100% | 119 | 1:389,135 | 12,073 |
| Australia | - | 78 | 1:175,098 | 4,767 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 75 | 1:402,692 | 11,579 |
| Indonesia | - | 71 | 1:3,633,291 | 158,068 |
| Netherlands | 99% | 68 | 1:248,560 | 8,484 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 62 | 1:2,863,941 | 50,739 |
| Jamaica | - | 59 | 1:48,868 | 2,783 |
| Brazil | 90% | 58 | 1:3,693,727 | 63,766 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 41 | 1:376,191 | 18,732 |
| Ireland | 100% | 37 | 1:125,501 | 2,828 |
| New Zealand | - | 35 | 1:129,601 | 5,007 |
| Chile | 77% | 34 | 1:517,859 | 6,206 |
| Mexico | 95% | 28 | 1:4,433,730 | 18,735 |
| Estonia | 100% | 26 | 1:50,592 | 2,900 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 21 | 1:27,665 | 2,042 |
| Jersey | - | 20 | 1:4,999 | 624 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 19 | 1:549,014 | 14,985 |
| Guyana | 100% | 15 | 1:50,884 | 4,749 |
| Aruba | - | 13 | 1:7,983 | 1,397 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100% | 12 | 1:4,572 | 824 |
| France | 100% | 12 | 1:5,539,195 | 21,553 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 11 | 1:433,450 | 6,937 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 11 | 1:123,765 | 7,962 |
| Peru | 100% | 11 | 1:2,890,132 | 25,809 |
| India | 100% | 10 | 1:121,487,797 | 1,527,033 |
| Belize | 100% | 10 | 1:35,431 | 3,151 |
| Honduras | 100% | 9 | 1:979,719 | 11,190 |
| Panama | 100% | 9 | 1:434,062 | 12,541 |
| Qatar | 100% | 8 | 1:296,201 | 31,456 |
| Israel | 100% | 8 | 1:1,050,365 | 14,379 |
| Sweden | 100% | 6 | 1:1,642,984 | 27,315 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 6 | 1:18,597 | 2,290 |
| Hong Kong | - | 6 | 1:1,292,121 | 6,806 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 5 | 1:21,949 | 2,239 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 5 | 1:1,203,667 | 14,616 |
| Denmark | - | 5 | 1:1,129,900 | 12,942 |
| Bahamas | - | 4 | 1:99,842 | 1,712 |
| Norway | - | 4 | 1:1,283,082 | 16,224 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 3 | 1:1,875,857 | 11,580 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 3 | 1:10,149,980 | 208,386 |
| Russia | 100% | 2 | 1:72,116,852 | 125,484 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 2 | 1:6,628 | 945 |
| Uganda | 100% | 2 | 1:20,478,460 | 91,660 |
| El Salvador | - | 2 | 1:3,170,893 | 11,665 |
| Thailand | 100% | 2 | 1:35,032,906 | 298,615 |
| Taiwan | - | 2 | 1:11,884,841 | 132,786 |
| Germany | - | 2 | 1:48,338,938 | 72,742 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 2 | 1:88,908 | 5,280 |
| China | - | 2 | 1:683,027,891 | 94,999 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 2 | 1:1,775,150 | 6,781 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 2 | 1:4,076,157 | 155,819 |
| Italy | 100% | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Libya | - | 1 | 1:6,221,309 | 3,060 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Argentina | 100% | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 1 | 1:7,151,993 | 94,323 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Switzerland | - | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Curaçao | - | 1 | 1:155,803 | 1,239 |
| Suriname | 100% | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Singapore | 100% | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
| Seychelles | - | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| Belgium | 100% | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Belarus | - | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
Margery (441) may also be a surname.
Margery Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A female name. Margerie was a French popular form of Marguerite (see Margaret) and it is found in England as early as 1194; Marjorie was a less usual spelling but is of about the same age. Margery was regarded as a separate name as early as the 13th C, and all connexion with Margaret was soon lost. Lyford 1655 derives it from the name of the herb marjoram. In the 18th and 19th C Margery almost disappeared except among poor country people, but it has now come back into general use. It is sometimes abbreviated to Margy. Marjorie is the usual spelling in Scotland.
Margeria Curia Regis Rolls 1195, Hundred Rolls 1273, Feudal Aids 1346. Margery Promptorium Parvulorum c. 1440. Margerye Lincs 1529. Marjoria Curia Regis Rolls 1190, 1207, 1284, Yorks Poll Tax of West Riding of Yorkshire 1379 1379. Marjory Yorks Poll Tax of West Riding of Yorkshire 1379 1379.
An English spelling of Marjorie, -y: and in C20 rather fashionable.
A baptismal name derived from Margaret.
Greek (feminine) - Pearl.
Margery Forename Popularity
Margery Demographics
Average Margery Salary in
United States
$43,662 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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