Vigor Surname
Approximately 1,864 people bear this surname
Vigor Surname Definition:
(Anglo-French-Latin) 1 Vigour [Middle English vigor, Old French vigo(u)r (French vigueur), Latin vigor, force] 2 for the French Viguier = Provost (in Languedoc, Provence) [French viguier; Latin vicari-us, a deputy] Viguier.—Mot qui ne se dit qu’en Lan" guedoc et en Provence.
Read More About This SurnameVigor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 464 | 1:218,186 | 33,852 |
| France | 460 | 1:144,397 | 22,301 |
| England | 348 | 1:160,109 | 15,012 |
| United States | 179 | 1:2,024,910 | 129,652 |
| Australia | 85 | 1:317,596 | 27,389 |
| Russia | 71 | 1:2,029,902 | 125,931 |
| Spain | 39 | 1:1,198,770 | 41,125 |
| Canada | 37 | 1:995,827 | 74,831 |
| French Polynesia | 37 | 1:7,589 | 1,667 |
| Brazil | 28 | 1:7,645,512 | 174,288 |
| Chile | 22 | 1:800,749 | 17,445 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 1:145,136 | 6,519 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 207 | 1:117,755 | 11,303 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
Vigor (382) may also be a first name.
Vigor Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-French-Latin) 1 Vigour [Middle English vigor, Old French vigo(u)r (French vigueur), Latin vigor, force] 2 for the French Viguier = Provost (in Languedoc, Provence) [French viguier; Latin vicari-us, a deputy] Viguier.—Mot qui ne se dit qu’en Lan" guedoc et en Provence. Il signifie le juge qu’ on apelle Prévôt dans les autres provinces de France. Les Ducs ou les Comtes de la première race des Rois François avoient des viguiers, ou des Lieutenans qui rendoient justice en leur absence.— Dict. de Richelet (1680), ii. 530.
In France, Viguier is a much commoner surname than Vigueur.
3 voiced (West - Country) forms of Vicar, q.v.
St. Vigor was a saint of considerable reputation in Normandy, and gave his name to several places in that province, from one of which the English family are conjectured to have sprung.
Richard de St. Vigor, and William Anglicus de St. Vigor, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Thomas de St. Vigor, Essex 1199 (Rotuli Curiae Regis). St. V. was near Evreux. Drogo de S. V. witness 1066 to a charter Normandy (Gall. Christ., xi. 60). Humphry de S. V. a baron in Wilts 1165 (Lib. Niger). Thomas de S. V. 1283 summoned to a council at Shrewsbury (Parliamentary Writs).
Vigor Demographics
Average Vigor Salary in
United States
$52,729 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Vigor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vigor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vigor (Russian: Вигор) is found most in The Philippines. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vigor? popularity and diffusion
Vigor is the 219,419th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 3,909,628 people. Vigor is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Vigor reside; 26 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 25 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 443,564th most frequently used forename worldwide. It is borne by 382 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 464 people, or 1 in 218,186. In The Philippines Vigor is primarily concentrated in: Western Visayas, where 57 percent reside, Soccsksargen, where 18 percent reside and Northern Mindanao, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The Philippines this last name exists in 43 countries. It is also found in France, where 25 percent reside and England, where 19 percent reside.
Vigor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Vigor has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Vigor surname expanded 168 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 1,279 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Vigor Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Vigor last name are 24.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.05% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Vigor earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 22.2% more than the national average, earning $52,729 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.18% more than the national average, earning $54,741 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vigour | 91 | 450 | / |
| Viggor | 91 | 60 | / |
| Vigore | 91 | 42 | / |
| Vicgor | 91 | 1 | / |
| Vighor | 91 | 1 | / |
| Visgor | 91 | 0 | / |
| Vigourt | 83 | 145 | / |
| Vaigore | 83 | 6 | / |
| Vighore | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vigar | 80 | 1,588 | / |
| Bigor | 80 | 193 | / |
| Figor | 80 | 35 | / |
| Wigor | 80 | 17 | / |
| Vegor | 80 | 4 | / |
| Uigor | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vigorova | 77 | 9 | / |
| Vhighore | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bigord | 73 | 619 | / |
| Vigare | 73 | 164 | / |
| Vaigar | 73 | 82 | / |
| Visgar | 73 | 81 | / |
| Figore | 73 | 71 | / |
| Figour | 73 | 24 | / |
| Vigart | 73 | 14 | / |
| Viggar | 73 | 10 | / |
| Vighar | 73 | 8 | / |
| Bigore | 73 | 8 | / |
| Vigard | 73 | 6 | / |
| Boigor | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bighor | 73 | 4 | / |
| Voigar | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bigour | 73 | 2 | / |
| Weigor | 73 | 2 | / |
| Faigor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whigor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bigoor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baigor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Veghor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Biggor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bigorr | 73 | 1 | / |
| Feigor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fisgor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Veigar | 73 | 0 | / |
| Vikgorova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bigorre | 67 | 255 | / |
| Bigourd | 67 | 150 | / |
| Vighare | 67 | 48 | / |
| Vigardt | 67 | 26 | / |
| Bhigore | 67 | 25 | / |
| Vaighar | 67 | 12 | / |
| Baigore | 67 | 11 | / |
| Faigore | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vaingar | 67 | 7 | / |
| Faingor | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bigoore | 67 | 2 | / |
| Voigard | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vighart | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bigoure | 67 | 1 | / |
| Visgare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaigare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Biggour | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veigard | 67 | 0 | / |
| Biggort | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bisgore | 67 | 0 | / |
| Biggore | 67 | 0 | / |
Vigor Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vigor in the Russian language | ||
| Вигор | vigor | - |
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