Vizard Surname
Approximately 939 people bear this surname
Vizard Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. ; v. Whiskard. An early use of 'v' for 'w', the name gradually assuming an imitative form.
Warin Vischard, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Vizard Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 505 | 1:110,333 | 11,403 |
| United States | 290 | 1:1,249,858 | 88,263 |
| Australia | 50 | 1:539,914 | 40,287 |
| Wales | 36 | 1:85,959 | 7,098 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 31 | 1:142,899 | 7,868 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 253 | 1:96,345 | 9,841 |
| Wales | 31 | 1:50,594 | 2,584 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 48 | 1:1,046,223 | 61,047 |
The alternate forms: Vizárd (1) are calculated separately.
Vizard (151) may also be a first name.
Vizard Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. ; v. Whiskard. An early use of 'v' for 'w', the name gradually assuming an imitative form.
Warin Vischard, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
(Anglo-French-Teut.) a French form of the Old Teutonic Wishard= Wisely or Prudently Brave [Old Teutonic wis, wise, prudent + hard (Old English h(e)ard), hard, brave] Wisheard was the name of an Anglo-Saxon ealdorman who witnessed a charter, dated a.d. 809, of Coenwulf, king of the Mercians and Kent.
From the French, Visart; a personal name.
Vizard: is from Visart.
Vizard Demographics
Vizard Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Vizard Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vizard Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vizard is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Vizárd. Click here for further potential spellings of Vizard.
How Common Is The Last Name Vizard? popularity and diffusion
The surname Vizard is the 379,929th most commonly used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 7,760,965 people. The last name Vizard occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Vizard are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 59 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 749,223rd most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 151 people.
The surname Vizard is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 505 people, or 1 in 110,333. In England it is primarily found in: Gloucestershire, where 22 percent are found, Kent, where 9 percent are found and Merseyside, where 8 percent are found. Barring England Vizard is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.
Vizard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Vizard has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Vizard last name grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 604 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 116 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Vizard Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (97%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Vizard surname are 4.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.79% registered with the party.
The amount Vizard earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.6% more than the national average, earning $49,447 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.06% more than the national average, earning $53,190 CAD per year.
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