Very Surname
Approximately 988 people bear this surname
Very Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Everard', from a supposed nick. Very. This is Mr. Lower's suggestion, and there is much to be said in its favour. Everard, being so popular a personal name in the surname period, was bound to have a nick.
Read More About This SurnameVery Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 378 | 1:175,721 | 27,351 |
| Indonesia | 233 | 1:567,593 | 45,468 |
| Bolivia | 176 | 1:60,321 | 3,052 |
| Canada | 56 | 1:657,957 | 53,499 |
| Mauritania | 51 | 1:80,291 | 5,266 |
| Mexico | 21 | 1:5,910,772 | 31,438 |
| Argentina | 18 | 1:2,374,634 | 110,716 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 27 | 1:902,791 | 38,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 116 | 1:432,920 | 31,560 |
The alternate forms: Véry (12) are calculated separately.
Very (6,892) may also be a first name.
Very Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Everard', from a supposed nick. Very. This is Mr. Lower's suggestion, and there is much to be said in its favour. Everard, being so popular a personal name in the surname period, was bound to have a nick., and Very seems the natural one; v. Everson.
1600. Married — William Very and Margerie Knight: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1613. Robert Verey: Register of the University of Oxford.
1795. Married — Samuel Verry and Susanna Edgley: St. George, Hanover Square.
1 v. Verey.
2 for Verr(e)y, q.v.
(English) One who came from Verrey, Very or Verry (glasssworks), the names of several places in France.
Said to be a 'nurse-name' of Everard.
From Everard or Everhard; from Gr. eber-hard, as strong as a boar (G. eber, Anglo-Saxon efor, efyr, a boar). Hence the names Eber, Ever, Every. Again, from ofor, another Anglo-Saxon form, we may sometimes have the name Over.
Very Demographics
Average Very Salary in
England
£26,950
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Very Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Very Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Very (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺮﻱ, Russian: Веры) occurs most in France. It may occur in the variant forms: Véry. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Very? popularity and diffusion
It is the 365,146th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 7,376,059 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 33 percent of Very live; 32 percent live in Western Europe and 32 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Very is also the 78,397th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 6,892 people.
It is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 378 people, or 1 in 175,721. In France it is mostly found in: Grand Est, where 20 percent live, Réunion, where 16 percent live and Île-de-France, where 15 percent live. Other than France Very occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 24 percent live and Bolivia, where 18 percent live.
Very Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Very has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Very last name declined 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Very Last Name Statistics demography
Very earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 15.69% more than the national average, earning $57,478 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Véry | 92 | 12 | / |
| Verry | 89 | 2,226 | / |
| Veroy | 89 | 1,372 | / |
| Veriy | 89 | 334 | / |
| Veary | 89 | 324 | / |
| Verey | 89 | 317 | / |
| Veray | 89 | 289 | / |
| Verys | 89 | 162 | / |
| Veyry | 89 | 126 | / |
| Viery | 89 | 46 | / |
| Vetry | 89 | 29 | / |
| Vaery | 89 | 28 | / |
| Veryo | 89 | 20 | / |
| Veiry | 89 | 18 | / |
| Veery | 89 | 3 | / |
| Veryy | 89 | 3 | / |
| Veryh | 89 | 3 | / |
| Voery | 89 | 2 | / |
| Veryi | 89 | 2 | / |
| Vesry | 89 | 1 | / |
| Vhery | 89 | 1 | / |
| Veryt | 89 | 1 | / |
| Verhey | 80 | 2,688 | / |
| Verryt | 80 | 644 | / |
| Verych | 80 | 537 | / |
| Vergey | 80 | 358 | / |
| Verrey | 80 | 331 | / |
| Veraya | 80 | 163 | / |
| Vergay | 80 | 82 | / |
| Verroy | 80 | 82 | / |
| Verrys | 80 | 51 | / |
| Vearey | 80 | 32 | / |
| Verryp | 80 | 31 | / |
| Verhay | 80 | 16 | / |
| Verhoy | 80 | 8 | / |
| Veiray | 80 | 7 | / |
| Verhyi | 80 | 7 | / |
| Veeray | 80 | 6 | / |
| Verysh | 80 | 6 | / |
| Verayt | 80 | 5 | / |
| Vierry | 80 | 3 | / |
| Verzay | 80 | 3 | / |
| Verray | 80 | 2 | / |
| Verooy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Verruy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Verzey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Verahy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vearry | 80 | 1 | / |
| Veräys | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vearzy | 80 | 0 | / |
| Verzoy | 80 | 0 | / |
| Vera | 75 | 776,996 | / |
| Fery | 75 | 4,786 | / |
| Wery | 75 | 4,353 | / |
| Vere | 75 | 3,961 | / |
| Veri | 75 | 3,896 | / |
| Bery | 75 | 3,227 | / |
| Viry | 75 | 2,526 | / |
| Vary | 75 | 2,098 | / |
| Verj | 75 | 23 | / |
| Verá | 75 | 18 | / |
| Vory | 75 | 9 | / |
| Uery | 75 | 6 | / |
| Veré | 75 | 2 | / |
| Verreyt | 73 | 259 | / |
| Verrydt | 73 | 256 | / |
| Veeraya | 73 | 85 | / |
| Vejrych | 73 | 83 | / |
| Vierray | 73 | 31 | / |
| Verheyt | 73 | 23 | / |
| Verrooy | 73 | 23 | / |
| Vetrych | 73 | 21 | / |
| Verruyt | 73 | 10 | / |
| Verreys | 73 | 4 | / |
| Verhuyt | 73 | 2 | / |
| Verraya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Verryth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Verhych | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vearzey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Vierzey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Berry | 67 | 274,653 | / |
| Veres | 67 | 37,744 | / |
| Viray | 67 | 37,646 | / |
| Ferry | 67 | 36,603 | / |
| Veera | 67 | 9,906 | / |
| Verri | 67 | 6,973 | / |
| Verge | 67 | 5,967 | / |
| Vitry | 67 | 4,543 | / |
| Veira | 67 | 4,350 | / |
| Beery | 67 | 4,167 | / |
| Varay | 67 | 3,626 | / |
| Verra | 67 | 2,461 | / |
| Ferey | 67 | 2,173 | / |
| Weary | 67 | 2,087 | / |
| Werry | 67 | 2,020 | / |
| Beary | 67 | 1,962 | / |
| Varey | 67 | 1,890 | / |
| Beroy | 67 | 1,850 | / |
| Veret | 67 | 1,833 | / |
| Vetri | 67 | 1,692 | / |
| Biery | 67 | 1,676 | / |
| Vered | 67 | 1,629 | / |
| Verre | 67 | 1,442 | / |
| Beray | 67 | 1,315 | / |
| Verea | 67 | 1,292 | / |
| Feray | 67 | 1,211 | / |
| Verez | 67 | 939 | / |
| Feary | 67 | 920 | / |
| Vergi | 67 | 902 | / |
| Verep | 67 | 900 | / |
| Veyre | 67 | 883 | / |
| Veyra | 67 | 864 | / |
| Vieri | 67 | 815 | / |
| Virey | 67 | 788 | / |
| Veeri | 67 | 765 | / |
| Beury | 67 | 698 | / |
| Verreydt | 67 | 668 | / |
| Bhery | 67 | 651 | / |
| Veris | 67 | 643 | / |
| Feery | 67 | 603 | / |
| Feury | 67 | 578 | / |
| Wehry | 67 | 574 | / |
| Vereş | 67 | 517 | / |
| Vhera | 67 | 468 | / |
| Voiry | 67 | 439 | / |
| Veraa | 67 | 426 | / |
| Fejry | 67 | 415 | / |
| Vereș | 67 | 407 | / |
| Varry | 67 | 397 | / |
| Fiery | 67 | 384 | / |
| Berey | 67 | 348 | / |
| Beriy | 67 | 283 | / |
| Betry | 67 | 278 | / |
| Viere | 67 | 266 | / |
| Berzy | 67 | 253 | / |
| Foery | 67 | 176 | / |
| Huery | 67 | 173 | / |
| Veriš | 67 | 132 | / |
| Vetre | 67 | 131 | / |
| Verit | 67 | 130 | / |
| Wiery | 67 | 130 | / |
| Veraj | 67 | 128 | / |
| Besry | 67 | 126 | / |
| Ferys | 67 | 124 | / |
| Veere | 67 | 121 | / |
| Faery | 67 | 116 | / |
| Werey | 67 | 112 | / |
| Beryt | 67 | 106 | / |
| Vairy | 67 | 105 | / |
| Vahry | 67 | 103 | / |
| Feiry | 67 | 102 | / |
| Feyry | 67 | 99 | / |
| Veara | 67 | 97 | / |
| Veherych | 67 | 92 | / |
| Feroy | 67 | 88 | / |
| Voray | 67 | 78 | / |
| Veriş | 67 | 74 | / |
| Werys | 67 | 70 | / |
| Veroi | 67 | 68 | / |
| Vehre | 67 | 66 | / |
| Veire | 67 | 66 | / |
| Feryo | 67 | 66 | / |
| Verhe | 67 | 62 | / |
| Vhere | 67 | 61 | / |
| Varøy | 67 | 59 | / |
| Verei | 67 | 57 | / |
| Verej | 67 | 56 | / |
| Viroy | 67 | 55 | / |
| Beryo | 67 | 53 | / |
| Veari | 67 | 48 | / |
| Veriz | 67 | 47 | / |
| Verid | 67 | 46 | / |
| Virer | 67 | 45 | / |
| Viriy | 67 | 45 | / |
| Weroy | 67 | 41 | / |
| Varoy | 67 | 41 | / |
| Verzè | 67 | 40 | / |
| Verio | 67 | 38 | / |
| Verai | 67 | 35 | / |
| Vejra | 67 | 34 | / |
| Verie | 67 | 34 | / |
| Veare | 67 | 33 | / |
| Verheydt | 67 | 33 | / |
| Verhé | 67 | 32 | / |
| Feryi | 67 | 31 | / |
| Vehri | 67 | 27 | / |
| Waery | 67 | 26 | / |
| Berys | 67 | 26 | / |
| Verha | 67 | 25 | / |
| Verer | 67 | 24 | / |
| Vejre | 67 | 23 | / |
| Veroa | 67 | 23 | / |
| Vaáry | 67 | 22 | / |
| Uesry | 67 | 19 | / |
| Veyri | 67 | 18 | / |
| Varuy | 67 | 17 | / |
| Beiry | 67 | 17 | / |
| Verré | 67 | 16 | / |
| Fehry | 67 | 14 | / |
| Whery | 67 | 13 | / |
| Vuera | 67 | 12 | / |
| Beryi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Phery | 67 | 10 | / |
| Weryh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vorry | 67 | 8 | / |
| Berhy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Veree | 67 | 8 | / |
| Veroj | 67 | 8 | / |
| Virry | 67 | 6 | / |
| Behry | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fetry | 67 | 6 | / |
| Uerry | 67 | 6 | / |
| Beryh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vejri | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vaere | 67 | 5 | / |
| Weery | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ouery | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vereu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Feriy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weiry | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weray | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weury | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vereh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Verje | 67 | 3 | / |
| Verreyst | 67 | 3 | / |
| Veure | 67 | 3 | / |
| Varyh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vyory | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vohry | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vesri | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beryd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weriy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Veiri | 67 | 2 | / |
| Verzé | 67 | 2 | / |
| Verih | 67 | 2 | / |
| Verij | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ferhy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feryy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vorey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Viryo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Varhy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voerj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uerey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vesre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feryd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Verzí | 67 | 1 | / |
| Verés | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vytry | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vuere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feryt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feryś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beryś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beruy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vyrer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Viory | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weryy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Viruy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weryt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Verip | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vyryi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vyrys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ffery | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feryh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hvere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Verhi | 67 | 0 | / |
Very Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Very in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﺮﻱ | fry | 92.59 |
| ﻓﺮﻯ | fry | 7.41 |
| Very in the Russian language | ||
| Веры | very | - |
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