Verity Surname

106,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

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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Verity Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,9711:28,2693,823
United States1,4031:258,34624,420
Australia3701:72,9618,589
Canada1941:189,92618,713
South Africa1441:376,23433,811
New Zealand741:61,1949,493
Wales471:65,8415,810
France281:2,372,240182,981
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Ireland181:261,6089,673
Denmark161:352,79524,706
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
China41:341,830,39216,990
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2541:19,4382,787
Wales201:78,4213,652
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3661:137,21013,003

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.

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

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably a character in some old "Morality." See Vice.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Verrity9214/
Veritay922/
Verite832,204/
Verita83528/
Verité837/
Veriti837/
Verety832/
Veritá831/
Werity831/
Veriter77167/
Wherity77112/
Veritti7785/
Verioti7738/
Veritie7711/
Veritis7710/
Veretyi777/
Viritay773/
Verites772/
Veriste772/
Vergite771/
Veriteh771/
Veretiy771/
Veretey771/
Veruiti771/
Bereity771/
Veritee771/
Verethy771/
Beroity771/
Veritte770/
Wherrity7170/
Whearity7162/
Vetritti7150/
Veriotti7133/
Verestóy7125/
Verestoy7114/
Veatrite715/
Werritty714/
Verritte713/
Veeritti711/
Veriette710/
Vereta67761/
Vereti67167/
Vérité67150/
Berite6779/
Verete6728/
Beriti6718/
Werita6713/
Viriti6712/
Virita677/
Birity672/
Verriotti671/
Weriti671/
Vérite671/
Vérita671/
Virité671/
Verraitte671/
Uerety671/
Werety670/

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