Vigor Surname

219,419th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,864 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

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.

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Vigor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines4641:218,18633,852
France4601:144,39722,301
England3481:160,10915,012
United States1791:2,024,910129,652
Australia851:317,59627,389
Russia711:2,029,902125,931
Spain391:1,198,77041,125
Canada371:995,82774,831
French Polynesia371:7,5891,667
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Chile221:800,74917,445
India161:47,941,586492,263
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
China81:170,915,1968,932
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2071:117,75511,303
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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).

The Norman People (1874)

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vigour91450/
Viggor9160/
Vigore9142/
Vicgor911/
Vighor911/
Visgor910/
Vigourt83145/
Vaigore836/
Vighore831/
Vigar801,588/
Bigor80193/
Figor8035/
Wigor8017/
Vegor804/
Uigor802/
Vigorova779/
Vhighore771/
Bigord73619/
Vigare73164/
Vaigar7382/
Visgar7381/
Figore7371/
Figour7324/
Vigart7314/
Viggar7310/
Vighar738/
Bigore738/
Vigard736/
Boigor734/
Bighor734/
Voigar732/
Bigour732/
Weigor732/
Faigor731/
Whigor731/
Bigoor731/
Baigor731/
Veghor731/
Biggor731/
Bigorr731/
Feigor731/
Fisgor731/
Veigar730/
Vikgorova711/
Bigorre67255/
Bigourd67150/
Vighare6748/
Vigardt6726/
Bhigore6725/
Vaighar6712/
Baigore6711/
Faigore679/
Vaingar677/
Faingor676/
Bigoore672/
Voigard672/
Vighart672/
Bigoure671/
Visgare671/
Vaigare671/
Biggour671/
Veigard670/
Biggort670/
Bisgore670/
Biggore670/

Vigor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vigor in the Russian language
Вигорvigor-

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