Vicars Surname

183,926th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Vicars Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. the vicar's son' (v. Vickerson); compare Williams, the genitive of William, (a) Local, 'at the vicar's,' i.e. at the vicar's house, from residence therein. The first is the chief parent.

Peter atte Vicars, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire (Yorkshire).

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Vicars Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8121:200,03319,680
England1741:320,21923,859
Canada951:387,84834,448
Australia631:428,50333,982
South Africa591:918,26658,838
New Zealand431:105,31013,865
Wales181:171,91811,581
Scotland121:446,15118,166
United States Virgin Islands121:9,1981,357
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
France11:66,422,722504,397
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland241:184,5789,087
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4711:51,7526,267
Scotland551:68,0584,042
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2411:208,37617,958

Vicars (21) may also be a first name.

Vicars Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. the vicar's son' (v. Vickerson); compare Williams, the genitive of William, (a) Local, 'at the vicar's,' i.e. at the vicar's house, from residence therein. The first is the chief parent.

Peter atte Vicars, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire (Yorkshire).

1581. John Viccars. London: Register of the University of Oxford.

1618. Edward Wilkinson and Sarah Vicars, widow: Marriage Lic. (London).

1655. Baptised — Parnell, d. Rowland Vickars: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1689. Married — Francis Vickers and Elizabeth Lamden: St. Peter, Cornhill.

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

Nicholas Vigrus was stewart of Tynemouth, c. 1295 (Laing, 17), Richard Vigrous, burgess of Roxburgh, rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, II, p. 197), and Hugh de le Vikeres had grant of lands and burgages within the vill of Roxburgh, Kerton, etc. from Robert I, c, 1315 (RMS., I, App. II, 128). Thomas de Vigurws, burgess of Roxburgh, c. 1338, son and heir of umquhile Agnes called Maunsell, is referred to in same year as Thomas dictus Vigurus (Dryburgh, p. 260,261, 264; BNCH., XXIV, p. 226). He granted a burgage in the town of Roxburgh to Sir William de Feltoun, sheriff of Roxburgh, c. 1338 (Dryburgh, 313). Nothing more is known of this Thomas. He may have given name to Vigurus or Vigrous Flat. Lands called Vigorushalch in the sheriffdom of Roxburgh are mentioned in 1503 (HMC., XII, pl. 8, p. 178), in 1611 Vigoroushauche (Retours, Roxburgh, 67). William del Vikers was juror on an inquest at Roxburgh, 1361 (Bain, IV, 62). In 1399 the abbot of Kelso granted to Thomas de Vicaria and his heirs a tenement in Westerkelsow, temporarily held by John de Bolden (Kelso, p. 412). Willelmus de Vicar' appears as armiger in Kelso, 1396 (REA., II, p. 292), and James Viccars of Pethhead, parish of Lesmahago, in record, 1662 (Lanark CR.).

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

1 (the) Vicar’s (Son): v. Vicar.

2 Dweller at the Vicar's House.

Peter atte Vicars.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Descended from the family of Don Vicaro, a Spanish cavalier, who came to England in the suite of Queen Catharine of Arragon, and settled in Ireland early in the XVI. century. Mem. of Capt. Hedley Vicars, 1857.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Vicar, the incumbent of a benefice; one who performs the functions of another. Vicar, Cornish-British, a sovereign lord.

— An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur
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Sample size: 457 (2014)

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Vicars Last Name Facts

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

Vicars is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vicars? popularity and diffusion

Vicars is the 183,926th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 3,157,516 people. The surname Vicars occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Vicars are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,368,944th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 21 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 1,812 people, or 1 in 200,033. In The United States Vicars is mostly found in: Tennessee, where 13 percent live, Texas, where 12 percent live and Virginia, where 9 percent live. Barring The United States Vicars occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Vicars Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Vicars has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Vicars last name expanded 752 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 63 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 78 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Vicars Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Vicars last name is chiefly Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Vicars surname are 20.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.96% registered with the party.

The amount Vicars earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 7.01% less than the national average, earning R 220,980 per year; in United States they earn 2.42% less than the national average, earning $42,104 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.37% more than the national average, earning $67,258 CAD per year.

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