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 981
Agricultural Labourer 140
Labourer 112
Coal Miner 82
Domestic Servant 62
General Servant 51
Dress Maker 49
House Keeper 47
Cotton Weaver 40
Servant 29
Shoe Maker 23
Farm Servant 23
Annuitant 22
General Servant Domestic 20
Carpenter 20
Brick Layer 19
Farm Labourer 18
Gardener 18
Farm Servant Indoor 17
Butcher 17
Laundress 15
Farmers Wife 15
Wife Of Above 15
Blacksmith 14
Bricklayer 14

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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