Vicarey Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Vicarey Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the vicar.' The absence of 'Vicar' or 'Vicker,' and the great frequency of Vicary and Vickery, prove these to be official and not local. 'Sire preest, quod he, art thou a Vicary? Or art thou a Person? saysoth bythyfay.

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Vicarey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:1,031,81650,675
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Vicarey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the vicar.' The absence of 'Vicar' or 'Vicker,' and the great frequency of Vicary and Vickery, prove these to be official and not local. 'Sire preest, quod he, art thou a Vicary? Or art thou a Person? saysoth bythyfay. Chaucer, The Persones Prologue.

Richard Vicary. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

1574-5. Stephen Vyccarye and Margaret Johnson: Marriage Lic. (London).

1585. John Vicary, Devon: Register of the University of Oxford.

1749. Married — Thomas Piatt and Anne Vickery: St. George, Hanover Square.

1749. Married — James Brown and Jane Vickery: ibid.

Vittery seems to be a West country corruption.

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

(Anglo-French-Latin) Vicar [Middle English vicary, vicarie, etc.: v. under Vicar; and cp. French vicairie, curacy, vicarage] ‘Sire Preest’, quod he, ‘artow [art thou] a vicary?'—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, I 22.

Of persons [parsons] and vycaryes They make many outcryes.—Skelton, Colyn Cloute, 572-3.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Vicarey Last Name Facts

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

Vicarey is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vicarey? popularity and diffusion

Vicarey is the 2,555,468th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname Vicarey is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Vicarey are found; 95 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most common in England, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 1,031,816. In England it is mostly concentrated in: East Sussex, where 44 percent live, Hampshire, where 17 percent live and Essex, where 15 percent live. Other than England Vicarey is found in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 5 percent live.

Vicarey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Vicarey has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Vicarey last name grew 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vicary922,353/
Vicare92167/
Vichare8619,224/
Vicaire86967/
Vickary8670/
Viccary8648/
Vicarry8626/
Vicarez8618/
Vicarie867/
Vicorey862/
Viccare862/
Vicahre861/
Viciary861/
Vijcary861/
Viocary861/
Vicares861/
Vicaery860/
Vichary860/
Veitcharey821/
Vickerey8010/
Visareya805/
Vichaare802/
Vijareya802/
Vishcare801/
Vicaires801/
Vicharay801/
Vidchare801/
Vizcarre801/
Vickaryh800/
Vickeary800/
Vicari7713,414/
Vicory77380/
Bicare77136/
Vijare7730/
Visare7725/
Vikare7714/
Wicary7710/
Vicara776/
Ficare773/
Bicary773/
Vizare772/
Vizary771/
Uicary771/
Vecare771/
Vecary771/
Wicare771/
Viscarret75212/
Vizcarret7525/
Vichariya751/
Vickery7120,769/
Vicario7113,976/
Viscara711,089/
Wichary711,069/
Viccari711,063/
Bichare71987/
Vizcara71531/
Vickory71251/
Vikhare71243/
Bicarie7159/
Vichore7157/
Vitkare7152/
Vizares7149/
Vizzare7141/
Vichara7131/
Vikariy7128/
Visares7128/
Vichari7121/
Biscary7115/
Vicarri7114/
Visarez7114/
Vickere7111/
Bichary7111/
Bicaire7111/
Vicarra7110/
Viscari715/
Faicare715/
Vijaray714/
Viccara713/
Vaikare713/
Biocare713/
Bicarre713/
Vicores712/
Vetcare712/
Wichare712/
Vicaris712/
Biscare712/
Viskare712/
Ficorey712/
Bhicare711/
Bickare711/
Vizzary711/
Voisare711/
Vijaure711/
Visaray711/
Visgare711/
Vicgory711/
Vickari711/
Vidqare711/
Vaijare711/
Vecariy711/
Vechare711/
Vizarre711/
Vikaray711/
Vizaury711/
Vicaraj711/
Vicaras711/
Wickary711/
Vekarey711/
Bitcare711/
Bicares711/
Baicare711/
Vicaira711/
Vicarit711/
Viskary710/
Vickore710/
Viscory710/
Vitcaretch710/
Vikarie710/
Vizcarra6745,830/
Viscarra6710,798/
Visariya672,004/
Vicharra671,498/
Visarrea67459/
Vicquery67240/
Vickerie67222/
Vizarres67199/
Vaikhare67102/
Viscarri6788/
Vijariya6733/
Viccario6731/
Bhicariy6730/
Vizcarri6728/
Biscayre6720/
Vicquéry6718/
Bickaree6714/
Vaikariy6712/
Vitcarau6711/
Vizarrez6711/
Viccaroa6710/
Viscaira679/
Vikariya677/
Visaires676/
Visarrez676/
Viggiare676/
Vaikhary675/
Whitcare675/
Visarres675/
Vaikaray674/
Bichhare674/
Bickarry674/
Bichareh673/
Bickarie673/
Vaaicara673/
Viccarra672/
Visaraya672/
Fioccare672/
Viscaroi672/
Biscarre672/
Biscaret671/
Witchare671/
Vizzcara671/
Vijaraye671/
Vijasree671/
Vijoreya671/
Vikarych671/
Visariyo671/
Vicaraji671/
Vicarrio671/
Vichhore671/
Vichkara671/
Vichoray671/
Vickeire671/
Vickeroy671/
Vickorie671/
Vicsarra671/
Vecharee671/
Vizarrea671/
Vickeryy671/
Vicqeray671/
Vicearra671/
Veikaray671/
Veiskare671/
Ficquare671/
Bicareis671/
Bichaire671/
Vicharai671/
Vaijaree671/
Vickerre670/
Wickhare670/
Biscaree670/
Boichare670/

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