Viccary Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Viccary 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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Viccary Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:1,921,31276,208
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933

Viccary 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

Viccary Last Name Facts

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

Viccary is found most frequently in England. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Viccary? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,808,717th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. Viccary occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Viccary live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 63 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most common in England, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 1,921,312. In England Viccary is most numerous in: Essex, where 45 percent reside, Greater London, where 24 percent reside and North Yorkshire, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account England this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 35 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Viccary Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Viccary has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Viccary surname grew 242 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Viccary Last Name Statistics demography

Viccary earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 34.45% more than the national average, earning $66,798 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vicary922,353/
Viccari861,063/
Vickary8670/
Vicarey8657/
Vicarry8626/
Viccara863/
Viccare862/
Vijcary861/
Viocary861/
Vicaery860/
Viccario8031/
Viccaroa8010/
Viccarra802/
Vickeary800/
Vickaryh800/
Vicari7713,414/
Vicory77380/
Vicare77167/
Wicary7710/
Vicara776/
Bicary773/
Uicary771/
Vecary771/
Vickery7120,769/
Vicario7113,976/
Vicaire71967/
Biccari71857/
Vickory71251/
Veccari71140/
Viccora7138/
Vikariy7128/
Vicarez7118/
Biscary7115/
Vicarri7114/
Vicarra7110/
Vicarie717/
Beccary715/
Viscari715/
Ficcara714/
Vicaris712/
Vicorey712/
Wickary711/
Vicaira711/
Vicares711/
Vicaraj711/
Vikaray711/
Vicarit711/
Vicahre711/
Vecariy711/
Vickari711/
Vicgory711/
Vizzary711/
Vuccari711/
Viskary710/
Viscory710/
Vicquery67240/
Viscarri6788/
Bhicariy6730/
Vizcarri6728/
Vicquéry6718/
Vaikariy6712/
Vickerey6710/
Vaikhary675/
Biccario675/
Bickarry674/
Vaikaray674/
Vaaicara673/
Fioccare672/
Viscaroi672/
Vicaires671/
Ficcarra671/
Ficcarri671/
Vikarych671/
Vishcare671/
Vizcarre671/
Vicarrio671/
Vickeroy671/
Vickeryy671/
Vicqeray671/
Veikaray671/

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Viccary Reference & Research

Vicary One-name Study - A profile of the Vicary surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Vicary Vickery FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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