Very Surname

365,146th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 988 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Bolivia

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.

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Very Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3781:175,72127,351
Indonesia2331:567,59345,468
Bolivia1761:60,3213,052
Canada561:657,95753,499
Mauritania511:80,2915,266
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
India51:153,413,076951,030
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
England31:18,572,686338,250
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1161:432,92031,560

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.

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

1 v. Verey.

2 for Verr(e)y, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Verrey, Very or Verry (glasssworks), the names of several places in France.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Said to be a 'nurse-name' of Everard.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Very Last Name Facts

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

Very (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺮﻱ, Russian: Веры) occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Véry. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Very? popularity and diffusion

It is the 365,146th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,376,059 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 33 percent of Very are found; 32 percent are found in Western Europe and 32 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 78,397th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 6,892 people.

This last name is most common in France, where it is held by 378 people, or 1 in 175,721. In France Very is mostly found in: Grand Est, where 20 percent are found, Réunion, where 16 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 15 percent are found. Apart from France this last name exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 24 percent are found and Bolivia, where 18 percent are found.

Very Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Very has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Very surname contracted 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Véry9212/
Verry892,226/
Veroy891,372/
Veriy89334/
Veary89324/
Verey89317/
Veray89289/
Verys89162/
Veyry89126/
Viery8946/
Vetry8929/
Vaery8928/
Veryo8920/
Veiry8918/
Veery893/
Veryy893/
Veryh893/
Voery892/
Veryi892/
Vesry891/
Vhery891/
Veryt891/
Verhey802,688/
Verryt80644/
Verych80537/
Vergey80358/
Verrey80331/
Veraya80163/
Vergay8082/
Verroy8082/
Verrys8051/
Vearey8032/
Verryp8031/
Verhay8016/
Verhoy808/
Veiray807/
Verhyi807/
Veeray806/
Verysh806/
Verayt805/
Vierry803/
Verzay803/
Verray802/
Verooy802/
Verruy802/
Verzey801/
Verahy801/
Vearry801/
Veräys801/
Vearzy800/
Verzoy800/
Vera75776,996/
Fery754,786/
Wery754,353/
Vere753,961/
Veri753,896/
Bery753,227/
Viry752,526/
Vary752,098/
Verj7523/
Verá7518/
Vory759/
Uery756/
Veré752/
Verreyt73259/
Verrydt73256/
Veeraya7385/
Vejrych7383/
Vierray7331/
Verheyt7323/
Verrooy7323/
Vetrych7321/
Verruyt7310/
Verreys734/
Verhuyt732/
Verraya731/
Verryth731/
Verhych731/
Vearzey730/
Vierzey730/
Berry67274,653/
Veres6737,744/
Viray6737,646/
Ferry6736,603/
Veera679,906/
Verri676,973/
Verge675,967/
Vitry674,543/
Veira674,350/
Beery674,167/
Varay673,626/
Verra672,461/
Ferey672,173/
Weary672,087/
Werry672,020/
Beary671,962/
Varey671,890/
Beroy671,850/
Veret671,833/
Vetri671,692/
Biery671,676/
Vered671,629/
Verre671,442/
Beray671,315/
Verea671,292/
Feray671,211/
Verez67939/
Feary67920/
Vergi67902/
Verep67900/
Veyre67883/
Veyra67864/
Vieri67815/
Virey67788/
Veeri67765/
Beury67698/
Verreydt67668/
Bhery67651/
Veris67643/
Feery67603/
Feury67578/
Wehry67574/
Vereş67517/
Vhera67468/
Voiry67439/
Veraa67426/
Fejry67415/
Vereș67407/
Varry67397/
Fiery67384/
Berey67348/
Beriy67283/
Betry67278/
Viere67266/
Berzy67253/
Foery67176/
Huery67173/
Veriš67132/
Vetre67131/
Verit67130/
Wiery67130/
Veraj67128/
Besry67126/
Ferys67124/
Veere67121/
Faery67116/
Werey67112/
Beryt67106/
Vairy67105/
Vahry67103/
Feiry67102/
Feyry6799/
Veara6797/
Veherych6792/
Feroy6788/
Voray6778/
Veriş6774/
Werys6770/
Veroi6768/
Vehre6766/
Veire6766/
Feryo6766/
Verhe6762/
Vhere6761/
Varøy6759/
Verei6757/
Verej6756/
Viroy6755/
Beryo6753/
Veari6748/
Veriz6747/
Verid6746/
Virer6745/
Viriy6745/
Weroy6741/
Varoy6741/
Verzè6740/
Verio6738/
Verai6735/
Vejra6734/
Verie6734/
Veare6733/
Verheydt6733/
Verhé6732/
Feryi6731/
Vehri6727/
Waery6726/
Berys6726/
Verha6725/
Verer6724/
Vejre6723/
Veroa6723/
Vaáry6722/
Uesry6719/
Veyri6718/
Varuy6717/
Beiry6717/
Verré6716/
Fehry6714/
Whery6713/
Vuera6712/
Beryi6711/
Phery6710/
Weryh6710/
Vorry678/
Berhy678/
Veree678/
Veroj678/
Virry676/
Behry676/
Fetry676/
Uerry676/
Beryh676/
Vejri676/
Vaere675/
Weery674/
Ouery674/
Vereu674/
Feriy673/
Weiry673/
Weray673/
Weury673/
Vereh673/
Verje673/
Verreyst673/
Veure673/
Varyh673/
Vyory673/
Vohry673/
Vesri672/
Beryd672/
Weriy672/
Veiri672/
Verzé672/
Verih672/
Verij672/
Ferhy671/
Feryy671/
Vorey671/
Viryo671/
Varhy671/
Voerj671/
Uerey671/
Vesre671/
Feryd671/
Voere671/
Verzí671/
Verés671/
Vytry671/
Vuere671/
Feryt671/
Feryś671/
Beryś671/
Beruy671/
Vyrer671/
Viory671/
Weryy671/
Viruy671/
Weryt671/
Verip671/
Vyryi671/
Vyrys671/
Ffery671/
Feryh671/
Hvere671/
Verhi670/

Very Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Very in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﺮﻱfry92.59
ﻓﺮﻯfry7.41
Very in the Russian language
Верыvery-

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