Margery Surname

676,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Scotland

Margery Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Margaret,' from the popular pet form Margery or Marjory. 'Margery, propyr name, Margeria': Promptorium Parvulorum.

John Margerie, Staffordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Margery Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2721:244,20137,781
England411:1,358,97760,528
Indonesia391:3,391,005183,158
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Chile231:765,93416,989
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Wales131:238,04114,239
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland241:184,5789,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Margery (24,852) may also be a first name.

Margery Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Margaret,' from the popular pet form Margery or Marjory. 'Margery, propyr name, Margeria': Promptorium Parvulorum.

John Margerie, Staffordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Margeria (without surname), Oxfordshire, ibid.

Margerie le Bercher. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.

Johannes Marjory, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Marjona Love, 1379:.

Agnes Marjory-mayden, 1379: ibid.

Marjoria Norris, 1379: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A diminutive of Margaret, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Margery Last Name Facts

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

The surname Margery (Arabic: مرجري) is found most in France. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Margery.

How Common Is The Last Name Margery? popularity and diffusion

The last name Margery is the 676,370th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 16,525,047 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Margery are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Margery is also the 32,154th most prevalent given name globally, borne by 24,852 people.

Margery is most prevalent in France, where it is held by 272 people, or 1 in 244,201. In France it is primarily found in: Grand Est, where 24 percent live, Île-de-France, where 24 percent live and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 11 percent live. Not including France this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent live and Indonesia, where 9 percent live.

Margery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Margery has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 114 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 480 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Margery Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marguery93351/
Margerry932/
Marery9210/
Margueray88157/
Mearguery881/
Marcery86286/
Margary86232/
Margera86197/
Mareray86152/
Margeri8639/
Margory8614/
Marerey864/
Maurery863/
Marjery862/
Margere861/
Marsery861/
Mergery861/
Margetroyd820/
Margheri801,396/
Margerit80996/
Margerie80873/
Margeret80111/
Margeris8035/
Margueri8027/
Margieri802/
Marerray801/
Margarey801/
Margarry801/
Marziery801/
Margeree800/
Marshery800/
Marchery800/
Margettroyd780/
Marere772,804/
Marera771,612/
Mareri77700/
Mariry775/
Morery771/
Marjry770/
Margherio75428/
Marengere75376/
Marguerit75259/
Margueret75146/
Marguerre7551/
Marguerez7531/
Margueres758/
Margeritt751/
Marghiere751/
Margierie751/
Margereat751/
Margerett751/
Margueire751/
Maurera716,482/
Margari711,646/
Mariera711,467/
Morgera711,198/
Marcera71742/
Mariray71286/
Marrera71267/
Mariere71259/
Mareira71139/
Mareroa7168/
Margiri7160/
Maurere7146/
Mareere7134/
Margare7127/
Morgere7123/
Marsera7122/
Marerra7118/
Morgetroyd7110/
Marcere719/
Maryory718/
Maureri717/
Marreri717/
Morgeri717/
Margori716/
Marzeri714/
Marceri712/
Marerea712/
Marerie712/
Mareera711/
Marerit711/
Maryrey711/
Mariory711/
Maririy711/
Mariruy711/
Mergeri711/
Moreray711/
Marieri711/
Maryeri711/
Marzera711/
Maurerè711/
Mareyra711/
Mareres711/
Mairera711/
Mayrere711/
Marrere711/
Maryere711/
Maresri711/
Margeretts710/
Mourery710/
Morsery710/
Morrery710/
Maureira6711,895/
Marreira672,044/
Matreari67105/
Margaira6798/
Maureyra6773/
Mergerie6771/
Marriera6742/
Marchera6731/
Mourgere6731/
Marearai6721/
Morseray6717/
Maireroa6714/
Maharera6712/
Marcheri6711/
Marriere6710/
Margorie679/
Mauriere678/
Marjerie677/
Marguire676/
Maureris676/
Maretret675/
Maroiray674/
Maurrera674/
Marceraj674/
Marrerri673/
Margarie673/
Marjerit673/
Margaree672/
Margareh672/
Margiret672/
Margiris672/
Marchere672/
Marehera672/
Mauriera672/
Marghari672/
Mairgari672/
Marierie672/
Maurceri671/
Marghare671/
Margirea671/
Marherio671/
Marierio671/
Marriray671/
Martgire671/
Margarea671/
Maireiri671/
Maurerri671/
Marceira671/
Maurieri671/
Marseres671/
Margarre671/
Margaire671/
Margoire671/
Mergheri671/
Marreres671/
Markhere671/
Marirray671/
Marerich671/
Morrerey670/

Margery Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Margery in the Arabic language
مرجريmrjry-
مرجرىmrjry-

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