Macvicker Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Macvicker Surname Definition:

This name, with its variant spellings MacVicar and MacVickar, is fairly numerous throughout Ulster but very rare elsewhere in Ireland. The MacVicars are a sept of two Scottish clans, Campbell and Mac Naughton, and our Irish MacVickers are mostly of this descent.

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Macvicker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:3,095,448105,421
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Macvicker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This name, with its variant spellings MacVicar and MacVickar, is fairly numerous throughout Ulster but very rare elsewhere in Ireland. The MacVicars are a sept of two Scottish clans, Campbell and Mac Naughton, and our Irish MacVickers are mostly of this descent. There was also, I believe, in the seventeenth century a small branch of the MacMahons of Oriel called MacAvicear, and in the 1601 Fiants relating to counties Limerick and Kerry we meet the names MacVycare and MacYvicare, but it is unlikely that direct descendants of these people now survive. The Gaelic form is clearly seen in MacAvicear and MacYvicare i.e. Mac a' Bhiocaire (son of the Vicar).

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Mac an Bhiocair Though there was a branch of the MacMahons of Oriel so called, MacVickers in Ireland are mostly of Scottish descent. The name is rare outside Ulster. SIF 151

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Celtic + Latin) Son of the Vicar [Latin vicarius]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Macvicker Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Macvicker Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Macvicker is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Macvicker? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,485,539th most numerous last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Macvicker are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 59 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 3,095,448. In England it is most common in: East Sussex, where 44 percent reside, Oxfordshire, where 33 percent reside and Cheshire, where 17 percent reside. Beside England it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 3 percent reside.

Macvicker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Macvicker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Macvicker surname rose 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Macvicker Last Name Statistics demography

Macvicker earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year.

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