Fice Surname
Approximately 638 people bear this surname
Fice Surname Definition:
This NF. word signifies 'son,' from Latin filius French fils). The old spelling is usually fiz, and another but rarer form is fltz. The spelling with t was an attempt to preserve the old sound of NF. z, which was pronounced ts. Like Mac in Gaelic it is prefixed to Norman names to signify descent.
Read More About This SurnameFice Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 193 | 1:288,695 | 22,251 |
| United States | 134 | 1:2,704,917 | 162,137 |
| Canada | 119 | 1:309,627 | 28,530 |
| Poland | 83 | 1:457,937 | 46,478 |
| Indonesia | 50 | 1:2,644,984 | 153,918 |
| Wales | 22 | 1:140,661 | 10,115 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 82 | 1:297,261 | 20,172 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 94 | 1:534,241 | 37,003 |
Fice (716) may also be a first name.
Fice Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This NF. word signifies 'son,' from Latin filius French fils). The old spelling is usually fiz, and another but rarer form is fltz. The spelling with t was an attempt to preserve the old sound of NF. z, which was pronounced ts. Like Mac in Gaelic it is prefixed to Norman names to signify descent. A later application of it has been to denote the many natural sons of royalty, as in Fitzclarence, Fitzjames, Fitzroy, Fitzwilliam.
Occurs at the present day as a surname without any addition. This is probably local, from the parish of Fitz in Shropshire; or it may be the Norman-French, Le Fitz, "the Son"-like Cousin, Frere, Brother, &c. Fiz. H.R.
From vose, a ditch, intrenchment, wall, fortification; vôy vôza, foza, vose, id.; boza, bose, an intrenchment; fôz, fôs, a wall; from L. fossa, a ditch, moat, trench. Hence probably the names Boas, Boase, Boaz, Bice, Fice, Fos, Foss, Moose, Moysey (? ), Vause, Vice, Voaso, Voaz, Voce, Voice, Vos, Voss, Vossa, Voyce, Voysey(? ).
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Fice Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fice Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fice is found most in England. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fice? popularity and diffusion
It is the 512,152nd most frequent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 11,422,486 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Fice reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 39 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Fice is also the 308,550th most widespread forename world-wide It is held by 716 people.
The surname Fice is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 193 people, or 1 in 288,695. In England Fice is most prevalent in: Devon, where 52 percent live, West Midlands, where 7 percent live and Surrey, where 7 percent live. Not including England this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent live and Canada, where 19 percent live.
Fice Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Fice has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Fice last name expanded 235 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 143 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Fice Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Fice surname are 10.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.69% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Fice earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 19.13% more than the national average, earning $51,404 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.15% more than the national average, earning $51,250 CAD per year.
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