Virtue Surname

118,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,865 people bear this surname

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

Virtue Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. ' (I). Probably a sobriquet affixed to one who had represented Virtue in one of the early Miracle Plays; compare King, and v. Virgin. Middle English verlu, French, verlu. virtue.

1510. Simeon Verlu, Benedictine: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Virtue Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6221:223,46421,636
Australia5861:46,0685,764
Canada5251:70,1828,035
England3661:152,23514,507
Jamaica2311:12,4241,256
New Zealand1441:31,4475,459
Scotland1101:48,6714,249
Iran1071:717,59437,363
Northern Ireland621:29,7593,120
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Ireland141:336,35312,021
India101:76,706,538639,611
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland921:48,1514,112
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1701:143,38512,847
Scotland1481:25,2922,311
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3891:129,09712,418

Virtue (827) may also be a first name.

Virtue Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. ' (I). Probably a sobriquet affixed to one who had represented Virtue in one of the early Miracle Plays; compare King, and v. Virgin. Middle English verlu, French, verlu. virtue.

1510. Simeon Verlu, Benedictine: Register of the University of Oxford.

1579. Nathaniel Vertwe, or Virtu, Berkshire: ibid.

1617-8. Married Christopher Vertue and Ann Saull: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1652. — Nicolas White and Mary Vertue: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1792. — Samuel Vertue and Elenor Rowles: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Perhaps from a personification in some "Morality" or drama. See Vice.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Vertus, in Champagne; or perhaps rather from Vertou, on the left bank of the Loire, nearly opposite to Nantes. Vertue is a French surname.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Ranulph (de) la Vertu, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). The arms of Virtue of Berks are preserved by Robson.

The Norman People (1874)

From Vertou; a location name in France.

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

Virtue Last Name Facts

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

The last name Virtue is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Virtue? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 118,939th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,885,523 people. The surname Virtue is mostly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Virtue reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 284,025th most widespread forename on earth, borne by 827 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,622 people, or 1 in 223,464. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Florida, where 8 percent live, Missouri, where 6 percent live and New York, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States it occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 15 percent live and Canada, where 14 percent live.

Virtue Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Virtue has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Virtue surname rose 417 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 215 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 26 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 85 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Virtue Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (61%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Virtue surname are 11.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.67% registered with the party.

The amount Virtue earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.88% less than the national average, earning R 78,708 per year; in United States they earn 10.06% more than the national average, earning $47,491 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.19% more than the national average, earning $53,253 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Virtues9225/
Vertue83517/
Virtej83322/
Virtei8388/
Virtea831/
Virtie831/
Birtue831/
Virtee831/
Birtues771/
Vertuer771/
Virteiu771/
Vertues771/
Virtheya711/
Birtea67510/
Vertey67335/
Vertei6767/
Vretou6760/
Vîrtei6747/
Vîrtej6734/
Vertou6713/
Vîrtea675/
Verdue673/
Vretea672/
Wirtey671/
Vyrtei671/
Vertau671/
Vertee671/
Birtei671/
Vertie671/
Birdue670/

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