Vickary Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Vickary 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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Vickary Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia311:870,82953,581
United States251:14,498,357517,445
England131:4,286,005132,302
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1141:213,81916,577
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Vickary 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

Vickary Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vickary is most common in Australia. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vickary? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,273,756th most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname Vickary occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 44 percent of Vickary live; 44 percent live in Australasia and 44 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most frequently held in Australia, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 870,829. In Australia Vickary is primarily concentrated in: Queensland, where 77 percent reside, Victoria, where 16 percent reside and New South Wales, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Australia it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent reside and England, where 19 percent reside.

Vickary Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Vickary has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Vickary last name declined 24 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vickary Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vickary surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

Vickary earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vickaryh930/
Vickeary930/
Vicary922,353/
Vickery8620,769/
Vickory86251/
Vicarey8657/
Viccary8648/
Vikariy8628/
Vicarry8626/
Vickari861/
Vijcary861/
Viocary861/
Vikaray861/
Wickary861/
Viskary860/
Vicaery860/
Vaikariy8012/
Vickerey8010/
Vaikhary805/
Vaikaray804/
Bickarry804/
Vikarych801/
Vickeroy801/
Vickeryy801/
Veikaray801/
Vicari7713,414/
Vicory77380/
Vikari77260/
Vicare77167/
Vikara77105/
Wikary7756/
Vikare7714/
Wicary7710/
Vicara776/
Vikery775/
Bicary773/
Uicary771/
Vecary771/
Fikary770/
Vekariy7129,495/
Vicario7113,976/
Vekaray7112,628/
Viccari711,063/
Vicaire71967/
Viskari71938/
Vikhare71243/
Vykaryi71156/
Vitkare7152/
Wickery7132/
Vikario7126/
Vicarez7118/
Vaikari7116/
Vicarri7114/
Vickere7111/
Vicarra7110/
Vekaroy7110/
Vicarie717/
Vikhara715/
Veckery715/
Viscari715/
Viccara713/
Vaikare713/
Vickeri712/
Viekery712/
Vicaris712/
Vicorey712/
Viccare712/
Viskare712/
Fickery711/
Bickare711/
Vikarii711/
Vicahre711/
Vicgory711/
Vaikara711/
Vecariy711/
Vikaeri711/
Vikeara711/
Vicaraj711/
Vicares711/
Vekarey711/
Vicaira711/
Vicarit711/
Vhikara711/
Vickore710/
Viscory710/
Vikarie710/
Vicquery67240/
Vickerie67222/
Vaikhare67102/
Viscarri6788/
Vihtkari6758/
Viccario6731/
Vizcarri6728/
Vicquéry6718/
Bickaree6714/
Bikharry6710/
Viccaroa6710/
Vaikhari677/
Veikkari674/
Vekaraya673/
Vaaicara673/
Viccarra672/
Viscaroi672/
Beeckary671/
Vishcare671/
Vicaires671/
Vicarrio671/
Vickeire671/
Vickorie671/
Vaikhara671/
Vaikkara671/
Phikaray671/
Vicqeray671/
Veiskare671/
Vizcarre671/
Vickerre670/
Wickhare670/
Wickeroy670/

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Vickary Reference & Research

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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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