Vicks Surname

308,737th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,222 people bear this surname

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

Vicks Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Vicq (village), the name of various places in France.

Vicks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0351:350,20231,384
South Africa1051:515,97841,519
India141:54,790,384527,769
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
England91:6,190,895170,599
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
Liberia51:881,70733,815
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1141:440,51531,974

Vicks (247) may also be a first name.

Vicks Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Vicq (village), the name of various places in France.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Vicks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vicks is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vicks? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 308,737th most widely held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 5,963,622 people. Vicks occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Vicks live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 567,531st most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 247 people.

Vicks is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,035 people, or 1 in 350,202. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Georgia, where 15 percent reside, Louisiana, where 12 percent reside and New York, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 9 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Vicks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Vicks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Vicks surname rose 908 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 113 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vicks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vicks last name are 6.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.38% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Vicks earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.86% less than the national average, earning R 64,500 per year and in United States they earn 14.63% less than the national average, earning $36,837 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Viecks911/
Vick's911/
Viks89733/
Wicks8029,042/
Ficks801,082/
Vikse80785/
Vikås8090/
Vuics8032/
Veics8024/
Váics8011/
Viksz807/
Veiks806/
Viksø806/
Viksh804/
Vaiks803/
Vaics802/
Vickz802/
Vioks801/
Vitks801/
Vikss801/
Hvics801/
Vichs801/
Weicks73109/
Wiecks73106/
Feicks7351/
Baicks7337/
Viksjø7322/
Viksås7315/
Vaiksh7311/
Veikes737/
Viksøe733/
Viksht733/
Whicks733/
Phicks731/
Voicss731/
Vidscs731/
Veikss731/
Fiecks731/
Buicks731/
Voitks731/
Bick's731/
Wick's731/
Fiscks730/
Woicks730/
Huicks730/
Fiks671,698/
Vuks67170/
Vécs6774/
Wiks6730/
Veks6724/
Vyks6718/
Veeckss6714/
Vucs6710/
Wics677/
Uiks672/
Vicx672/
Vixs672/
Visx671/
Vjcs671/
Viqs671/
Viksova671/
Vigs670/

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Vicks Reference & Research

Vick FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Vick 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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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vicks
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