Virtue Surname
Approximately 3,865 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameVirtue Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,622 | 1:223,464 | 21,636 |
| Australia | 586 | 1:46,068 | 5,764 |
| Canada | 525 | 1:70,182 | 8,035 |
| England | 366 | 1:152,235 | 14,507 |
| Jamaica | 231 | 1:12,424 | 1,256 |
| New Zealand | 144 | 1:31,447 | 5,459 |
| Scotland | 110 | 1:48,671 | 4,249 |
| Iran | 107 | 1:717,594 | 37,363 |
| Northern Ireland | 62 | 1:29,759 | 3,120 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Cayman Islands | 8 | 1:7,987 | 922 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 92 | 1:48,151 | 4,112 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 170 | 1:143,385 | 12,847 |
| Scotland | 148 | 1:25,292 | 2,311 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 389 | 1:129,097 | 12,418 |
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.
Perhaps from a personification in some "Morality" or drama. See Vice.
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.
Ranulph (de) la Vertu, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). The arms of Virtue of Berks are preserved by Robson.
From Vertou; a location name in France.
Virtue Demographics
Average Male Virtue Height
177.57 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virtues | 92 | 25 | / |
| Vertue | 83 | 517 | / |
| Virtej | 83 | 322 | / |
| Virtei | 83 | 88 | / |
| Virtea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Virtie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Birtue | 83 | 1 | / |
| Virtee | 83 | 1 | / |
| Birtues | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vertuer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Virteiu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vertues | 77 | 1 | / |
| Virtheya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Birtea | 67 | 510 | / |
| Vertey | 67 | 335 | / |
| Vertei | 67 | 67 | / |
| Vretou | 67 | 60 | / |
| Vîrtei | 67 | 47 | / |
| Vîrtej | 67 | 34 | / |
| Vertou | 67 | 13 | / |
| Vîrtea | 67 | 5 | / |
| Verdue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vretea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wirtey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vyrtei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vertau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vertee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Birtei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vertie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Birdue | 67 | 0 | / |
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