Vickeridge Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Vickeridge Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the vicarage,' from residence thereat (compare Parsonage); probably the housekeeper for the vicar. I can produce no early instance, but the origin needs no explanation.

1547- John Vicarish and Margery Gerard: Marriage Lic.

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Vickeridge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:3,095,448105,421
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933

Vickeridge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the vicarage,' from residence thereat (compare Parsonage); probably the housekeeper for the vicar. I can produce no early instance, but the origin needs no explanation.

1547- John Vicarish and Margery Gerard: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

1665. John Hatton and Alice Vicaridge: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

Thomas Vicaridge, 1703: Reg. St. Mary Aldermary (London).

1710. Married — Richard Eycott and Elizabeth Vicaridge: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1770. — William Harwich and Kezia Vickredge: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Anglo-French-Latin) Dweller, or Servant, at a Vicarage [v. under Vicar: the French suff. -age is the Latin -atic-us)

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Perhaps a corruption of vicarage-from residence at or near one.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Vickeridge Last Name Facts

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

Vickeridge is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vickeridge? popularity and diffusion

Vickeridge is the 4,532,898th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Vickeridge are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Vickeridge is most common in England, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 3,095,448. In England Vickeridge is mostly found in: Northamptonshire, where 39 percent live, Warwickshire, where 33 percent live and Cambridgeshire, where 11 percent live. Apart from England this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Wales, where 5 percent live.

Vickeridge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Vickeridge has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Vickeridge surname rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vickerage84176/
Beckeridge801/
Viskeridi741/
Wickerizer700/
Vekeridis631/
Bikirize5665/
Wikirize562/
Wickerhauser5524/
Beikirize5344/
Baikirize535/
Becherigi532/
Mpikirize531/
Bikkereddy501/
Beikireize501/

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