Vicarage Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Vicarage Surname Definition:

From the Flemish, Wichterich; a personal name.

Vicarage Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1691:329,69324,334
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:427,63825,025
Wales131:120,6475,000

Vicarage Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Flemish, Wichterich; a personal name.

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

Vicarage Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vicarage is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vicarage? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vicarage is the 1,310,135th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 42,369,453 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Vicarage live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 169 people, or 1 in 329,693. In England it is most prevalent in: Tyne and Wear, where 18 percent reside, Buckinghamshire, where 15 percent reside and Somerset, where 11 percent reside. Outside of England Vicarage exists in one country. It is also found in Wales, where 2 percent reside.

Vicarage Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Vicarage has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 296 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 77 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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