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 last name Vizard is found most frequently in England. It can be found as: Vizárd. For other possible spellings of Vizard click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vizard? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 379,929th most common last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 7,760,965 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Vizard live; 59 percent live in Northern Europe and 59 percent live in British Isles. Vizard is also the 749,223rd most widespread forename worldwide. It is borne by 151 people.
The surname Vizard is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 505 people, or 1 in 110,333. In England Vizard is most frequent in: Gloucestershire, where 22 percent live, Kent, where 9 percent live and Merseyside, where 8 percent live. Barring England this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.
Vizard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Vizard has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Vizard surname increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 604 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 116 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Vizard Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Vizard surname is principally Catholic (97%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Vizard surname are 4.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.79% registered to vote for 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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