Verity Surname
Approximately 4,368 people bear this surname
Verity Surname Definition:
I cannot classify this surname. The earliest form found in Yorkshire is Verty.
Agnes Verty, vidua, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1743. Married — Christopher Verity and Ann Clarke: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
1751.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,971 | 1:28,269 | 3,823 |
| United States | 1,403 | 1:258,346 | 24,420 |
| Australia | 370 | 1:72,961 | 8,589 |
| Canada | 194 | 1:189,926 | 18,713 |
| South Africa | 144 | 1:376,234 | 33,811 |
| New Zealand | 74 | 1:61,194 | 9,493 |
| Wales | 47 | 1:65,841 | 5,810 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Scotland | 26 | 1:205,916 | 10,908 |
| Ireland | 18 | 1:261,608 | 9,673 |
| Denmark | 16 | 1:352,795 | 24,706 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,254 | 1:19,438 | 2,787 |
| Wales | 20 | 1:78,421 | 3,652 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 366 | 1:137,210 | 13,003 |
Verity (9,610) may also be a first name.
Verity Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
I cannot classify this surname. The earliest form found in Yorkshire is Verty.
Agnes Verty, vidua, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1743. Married — Christopher Verity and Ann Clarke: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
1751. — Timothy Cahill and Eleanor Verty: ibid.
(Anglo-French-Latin) Truth [French Vérité-vérité, truth; Latin veritatem, acc. of veritas] Vérité.—Surnom d’homme sincère, véridique, comme ceux de Léal, Léau, Leauté, Loyau, Loyauté, qui existent aussi.—Larchey, Dict. des Noms, p. 486.
Probably a character in some old "Morality." See Vice.
This name and Varty are found both in England and the U.S. The original name was probably Varty, and is probably derived from some local name in France.
Verity Demographics
Average Verity Salary in
United States
$48,505 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Verity Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Verity Come From? nationality or country of origin
Verity is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Verity.
How Common Is The Last Name Verity? popularity and diffusion
The surname Verity is the 106,931st most widespread family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,668,394 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Verity live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 47 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 62,945th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 9,610 people.
Verity is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 1,971 people, or 1 in 28,269. In England Verity is primarily found in: West Yorkshire, where 23 percent reside, Greater London, where 14 percent reside and North Yorkshire, where 10 percent reside. Apart from England it occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.
Verity Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Verity has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Verity last name grew 157 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 383 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 235 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Verity Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Verity surname are 18.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.59% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Verity earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.99% more than the national average, earning R 394,452 per year; in United States they earn 12.41% more than the national average, earning $48,505 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.93% more than the national average, earning $52,131 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verrity | 92 | 14 | / |
| Veritay | 92 | 2 | / |
| Verite | 83 | 2,204 | / |
| Verita | 83 | 528 | / |
| Verité | 83 | 7 | / |
| Veriti | 83 | 7 | / |
| Verety | 83 | 2 | / |
| Veritá | 83 | 1 | / |
| Werity | 83 | 1 | / |
| Veriter | 77 | 167 | / |
| Wherity | 77 | 112 | / |
| Veritti | 77 | 85 | / |
| Verioti | 77 | 38 | / |
| Veritie | 77 | 11 | / |
| Veritis | 77 | 10 | / |
| Veretyi | 77 | 7 | / |
| Viritay | 77 | 3 | / |
| Verites | 77 | 2 | / |
| Veriste | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vergite | 77 | 1 | / |
| Veriteh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Veretiy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Veretey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Veruiti | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bereity | 77 | 1 | / |
| Veritee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Verethy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beroity | 77 | 1 | / |
| Veritte | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wherrity | 71 | 70 | / |
| Whearity | 71 | 62 | / |
| Vetritti | 71 | 50 | / |
| Veriotti | 71 | 33 | / |
| Verestóy | 71 | 25 | / |
| Verestoy | 71 | 14 | / |
| Veatrite | 71 | 5 | / |
| Werritty | 71 | 4 | / |
| Verritte | 71 | 3 | / |
| Veeritti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Veriette | 71 | 0 | / |
| Vereta | 67 | 761 | / |
| Vereti | 67 | 167 | / |
| Vérité | 67 | 150 | / |
| Berite | 67 | 79 | / |
| Verete | 67 | 28 | / |
| Beriti | 67 | 18 | / |
| Werita | 67 | 13 | / |
| Viriti | 67 | 12 | / |
| Virita | 67 | 7 | / |
| Birity | 67 | 2 | / |
| Verriotti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weriti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vérite | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vérita | 67 | 1 | / |
| Virité | 67 | 1 | / |
| Verraitte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uerety | 67 | 1 | / |
| Werety | 67 | 0 | / |
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