Vertue Surname

601,015th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 517 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Vertue Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. ' (I). Probably a sobriquet affixed to one who had represented Virtue in one of the early Miracle Plays; compare King, and v. Virgin. Middle English verlu, French, verlu. virtue.

1510. Simeon Verlu, Benedictine: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Vertue Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4311:125,70214,797
England341:1,638,76668,634
Australia271:999,84158,390
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Vertue (110) may also be a first name.

Vertue Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. ' (I). Probably a sobriquet affixed to one who had represented Virtue in one of the early Miracle Plays; compare King, and v. Virgin. Middle English verlu, French, verlu. virtue.

1510. Simeon Verlu, Benedictine: Register of the University of Oxford.

1579. Nathaniel Vertwe, or Virtu, Berkshire: ibid.

1617-8. Married Christopher Vertue and Ann Saull: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1652. — Nicolas White and Mary Vertue: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1792. — Samuel Vertue and Elenor Rowles: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Anglo-French-Latin) Virtue [French vertu, Latin virtutem, acc. of virtus, virtue, manly excellence, valour, etc.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An old spelling of Virtue.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Perhaps from a personification in some "Morality" or drama. See Vice.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Vertus, in Champagne; or perhaps rather from Vertou, on the left bank of the Loire, nearly opposite to Nantes. Vertue is a French surname.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the German, Werther; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Vertue Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vertue is found most in South Africa. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Vertue.

How Common Is The Last Name Vertue? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 601,015th most frequently held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 14,095,833 people. Vertue is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Vertue reside; 83 percent reside in Southern Africa and 83 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 895,203rd most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 110 people.

This surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 431 people, or 1 in 125,702. In South Africa Vertue is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 34 percent reside, Northern Cape, where 20 percent reside and Western Cape, where 17 percent reside. Outside of South Africa it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Vertue Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Vertue has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Vertue surname fell 21 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it fell 64 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vertue Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (83%) in Ireland.

The amount Vertue earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.98% more than the national average, earning R 394,428 per year and in Canada they earn 1.73% less than the national average, earning $48,824 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vertuer921/
Vertues921/
Virtue833,865/
Vertey83335/
Vertei8367/
Vertou8313/
Verdue833/
Vertau831/
Vertee831/
Vertie831/
Verthuy77242/
Vertejo7738/
Virtues7725/
Veertee7715/
Verteio772/
Verthei771/
Verthou771/
Verteux771/
Vertaud771/
Vertuya771/
Verduer771/
Verthey771/
Vertejee7119/
Veyretou7110/
Verthaud711/
Bertuedt710/
Bertea672,524/
Bertei67776/
Bertau67380/
Bertou67364/
Virtej67322/
Vertai67145/
Virtei6788/
Vretou6760/
Vîrtei6747/
Vertay6742/
Vîrtej6734/
Fertie6722/
Berdue6715/
Bertey678/
Vîrtea675/
Verdui675/
Fortue674/
Vretea672/
Virtie671/
Virtee671/
Birtue671/
Wertey671/
Bertej671/
Wertee671/
Werdue671/
Virtea671/
Wertei671/
Verdwe671/
Vertij671/
Vyrtei671/
Berteu671/
Wertuy670/

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