Vezey Surname
Approximately 249 people bear this surname
Vezey Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Veci' or Vesci. Lower says,' Robert de Veci assisted William I to conquer England, and was rewarded with great estates in the counties of Northampton, Leicester, Warwick, and Lincoln.
Read More About This SurnameVezey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 103 | 1:3,519,019 | 197,606 |
| England | 90 | 1:619,090 | 36,665 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 105 | 1:232,146 | 17,394 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 31 | 1:1,619,958 | 85,073 |
Vezey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Veci' or Vesci. Lower says,' Robert de Veci assisted William I to conquer England, and was rewarded with great estates in the counties of Northampton, Leicester, Warwick, and Lincoln. Ivo or John de Veschi was his near kinsman, and from him in the female line descended Lord Vesey' (Kelham's Domesday); v. Patronymica Britannica.
Willelmus de Vesci, 7 Henry II: Pipe Roll.
Eustace de Vesey, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Richard de Vesey, Yorkshire, ibid.
1512. John Veysey or Vesey, or Voysye, or Pheysy: Register of the University of Oxford.
1603. Walter Veysey, Devon: ibid.
1603-4. James Voyzey, Devon: ibid.
Other spellings of the names of the two students last mentioned are Voysey, Vesey, and Veisey (v. Index). For other instances, v. Pheysey.
= Vesey, q. v.
Robert de Veci assisted William I. at the Conquest of England, and was rewarded with great estates in the counties of Northampton, Leicester, Warwick, and Lincoln. Ivo or John de Veschi was his near kinsman, and from him, in the female line, descended Lord Vesey. Kelham's Domesday. A branch of the family, in the Irish peerage, bear the title of Viscount de Vesci.
Local. Wet or fenny land, near the water, subject to inundation; the same as Fossey. Cornish-British, Vosey, the ditch or fort near the water.
Vezey Demographics
Average Vezey Salary in
United States
$42,811 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Vezey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vezey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vezey is found most in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Vezey click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vezey? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,017,412th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 29,267,253 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Vezey are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 3,519,019. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 23 percent reside, Arizona, where 12 percent reside and Colorado, where 10 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 36 percent reside and Canada, where 11 percent reside.
Vezey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Vezey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 332 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 14 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Vezey Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Vezey are 29.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.19% being registered with the political party.
The amount Vezey earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.78% less than the national average, earning $42,811 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.66% less than the national average, earning $37,928 CAD per year.
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