Vigors Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Vigors Surname Definition:

-Vigar’s, etc. (Son): v. Vigar, etc.

Vigors Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1191:468,21930,572
Australia511:529,32739,816
Wales371:83,6366,963
Ireland351:134,5416,387
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
Wales201:78,4213,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Vigors Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

-Vigar’s, etc. (Son): v. Vigar, etc.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The genitive form of Vigor.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the from the French, Vigor; a Huguenot name. Or Vigeoise; a location name in France.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Vigors Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vigors occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vigors? popularity and diffusion

It is the 996,001st most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 28,356,210 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Vigors are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 468,219. In England Vigors is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 37 percent live, North Yorkshire, where 12 percent live and Essex, where 11 percent live. Apart from England this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 20 percent live and Wales, where 14 percent live.

Vigors Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Vigors has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Vigors surname expanded 425 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 185 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 152 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 79 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vigors Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Vigors surname is primarily Anglican (78%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vigours925/
Viggors920/
Vigars83234/
Vigers83231/
Vegors8386/
Bigors8339/
Viggers771,058/
Viggars77327/
Viegers7732/
Biogors777/
Vigiers771/
Bighorse71229/
Biogours711/
Wighorst710/
Viegaers710/
Vegers67123/
Wigers6763/
Vegars6715/
Bigars671/
Figers671/
Figars670/
Weighorst670/

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