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

Vicarage is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vicarage? popularity and diffusion

Vicarage is the 1,310,135th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. Vicarage occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Vicarage reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 329,693. In England Vicarage is most common in: Tyne and Wear, where 18 percent live, Buckinghamshire, where 15 percent live and Somerset, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account England Vicarage exists in one country. It is also found in Wales, where 2 percent live.

Vicarage Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Vicarage has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Vicarage last name rose 296 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 77 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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