Vickers Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Vickers Name Meaning: Occupational for the servant of a 'vicar' or patronymic for the 'son of a vicar'.

This later became a regular word for a 'parish priest'as most benefice-holders were absent.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Vickers Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Vickers family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 733
Agricultural Labourer 181
Coal Miner 59
House Servant 54
Labourer 50
House Keeper 42
Dress Maker 38
Carter 34
Servant 30
Cotton Weaver 26
General Servant 25
Shoe Maker 24
Blacksmith 23
Joiner 20
Wife Of Above 17
Laundress 15
Wife 15
Butcher 14
Farm Servant 13
Carpenter 13
Dairy Maid 12
Iron Moulder 12
Silk Weaver 12
Lead Miner 12
Groom 11

Vickers Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Vickers 100% 50,199
2 Vicars 71% 3,021
3 Viccars 71% 1,185
4 Vickars 86% 835

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The surname Vickers is the most popular version of all its varients

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