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
Vezey occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vezey? popularity and diffusion
The surname Vezey is the 1,017,412th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 29,267,253 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Vezey live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 3,519,019. In The United States it is primarily concentrated 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 is found 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 frequency of Vezey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 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 those bearing the Vezey surname are 29.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.19% being registered to vote for 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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