Vosper Surname

211,212th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,953 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Vosper Surname Definition:

Hals writes the name also Uspor, Vospar, and Vospur, and says vosper or vospur in British-Cornisli signifies "a pure or immaculate maid or virgin," The name may translate the bare dwelling (vos-ber); or the great dwelling (bos-ver). There is a place called Trevosper near Launceston.

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Vosper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7921:70,3518,095
United States4291:844,89364,474
Australia3611:74,7808,771
Canada1931:190,91018,807
New Zealand1011:44,8357,402
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Wales121:257,87814,969
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5421:44,9735,596
Wales101:156,8426,008
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Jersey41:12,9712,116
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Vosper Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Hals writes the name also Uspor, Vospar, and Vospur, and says vosper or vospur in British-Cornisli signifies "a pure or immaculate maid or virgin," The name may translate the bare dwelling (vos-ber); or the great dwelling (bos-ver). There is a place called Trevosper near Launceston.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

For Waspre, or Guaspre, of Normandy. Osmund de Waspria witnessed a charter of the De Clares t. Henry I. (Mon. i. 246). Ralph de Waspre, Robert, and William W. occur in Wilts 13th cent. (Testa de Neville).

The Norman People (1874)

The name of Vosper is now established in the neighbourhood of Launceston. Mr. Vospar, or Vospur, owned Trewoofe in Buryan in the reign of Charles I.:.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

John Vosper was the name of the mayor of Liskeard in 1601, 1611, and 1625 (A.). The name was also to be found across the border in Tavistock in the 17th and 18th centuries: Henry Vosper was a Tavistock churchwarden in the time of Cromwell, and Henry Vosper was a gentleman of the same town in the reign of Anne (Worth's "Tavistock Records").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Vosper Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vosper occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vosper? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vosper is the 211,212th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,731,462 people. The surname Vosper occurs predominantly in Europe, where 43 percent of Vosper live; 42 percent live in Northern Europe and 42 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 792 people, or 1 in 70,351. In England Vosper is primarily found in: Devon, where 26 percent live, Greater London, where 19 percent live and Cornwall, where 7 percent live. Aside from England this last name occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 18 percent live.

Vosper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Vosper has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Vosper surname expanded 146 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 825 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 233 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 120 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vosper Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Vosper last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Vosper surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

The amount Vosper earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.28% less than the national average, earning R 65,868 per year; in United States they earn 0.26% more than the national average, earning $43,261 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7% less than the national average, earning $46,207 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vospert9240/
Vospe911/
Voper911/
Vesper835,060/
Vasper8378/
Vopper8369/
Fosper835/
Bosper833/
Wosper831/
Vopert831/
Vope8019/
Vespier77208/
Woosper771/
Foisper771/
Vaspher771/
Vopperr770/
Vaper73597/
Voppe7354/
Voype7310/
Vaspe7310/
Voipe735/
Boper735/
Bospe734/
Woper734/
Voupe733/
Vopee731/
Voope731/
Vopre731/
Vopez731/
Vophe731/
Vozpe731/
Vwope730/
Vapper67233/
Wesper67117/
Fesper6763/
Bopper6743/
Wasper6725/
Basper6720/
Booper6714/
Wopper6713/
Wooper679/
Vapeur673/
Wopere673/
Wopert673/
Vopech672/
Fasper671/
Vaspei671/
Voipie671/
Vešper671/
Vatper671/
Vaspre671/
Vapear670/

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