Vittery Surname
Approximately 146 people bear this surname
Vittery Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the vicar.' The absence of 'Vicar' or 'Vicker,' and the great frequency of Vicary and Vickery, prove these to be official and not local. 'Sire preest, quod he, art thou a Vicary? Or art thou a Person? saysoth bythyfay.
Read More About This SurnameVittery Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 78 | 1:407,489 | 12,924 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 26 | 1:937,514 | 38,808 |
Vittery Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the vicar.' The absence of 'Vicar' or 'Vicker,' and the great frequency of Vicary and Vickery, prove these to be official and not local. 'Sire preest, quod he, art thou a Vicary? Or art thou a Person? saysoth bythyfay. Chaucer, The Persones Prologue.
Richard Vicary. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.
1574-5. Stephen Vyccarye and Margaret Johnson: Marriage Lic. (London).
1585. John Vicary, Devon: Register of the University of Oxford.
1749. Married — Thomas Piatt and Anne Vickery: St. George, Hanover Square.
1749. Married — James Brown and Jane Vickery: ibid.
Vittery seems to be a West country corruption.
(Anglo-French-Latin) belonging to Vitry (a common French place-name) = the Glass- Works [cp. French vitrerie, the mod. meaning of which is ‘glaziery’, 'glazier’s woik’; from vitre, Latin vitrum, glass (cp. Latin vitrari-us, glass-maker]
From the French, Vitré; a personal name [Vivish] From the French, Fievez; a personal name.
Vittery Demographics
Average Vittery Salary in
United States
$64,110 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Vittery Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vittery Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vittery occurs more in Peru more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vittery? popularity and diffusion
The surname Vittery is the 1,459,453rd most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Vittery live; 56 percent live in South America and 55 percent live in Andean South America.
It is most prevalent in Peru, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 407,489. In Peru Vittery is most numerous in: La Libertad Region, where 56 percent are found, Lima Province, where 26 percent are found and Piura Region, where 5 percent are found. Besides Peru Vittery occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.
Vittery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Vittery has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Vittery surname decreased 8 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Vittery Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Vittery are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% being registered with the political party.
The amount Vittery earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 8.63% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,712 per year; in United States they earn 48.58% more than the national average, earning $64,110 USD per year and in Canada they earn 91.55% more than the national average, earning $95,166 CAD per year.
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