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 1,486
Coal Miner 142
Agricultural Labourer 134
Domestic Servant 84
General Servant 62
Cotton Weaver 57
Labourer 56
Dress Maker 55
General Labourer 53
General Servant Domestic 37
Butcher 33
Farm Labourer 30
House Keeper 30
Annuitant 29
Farm Servant Indoor 28
Farmers Son 24
Shoe Maker 22
Charwoman 21
Blacksmith 20
Farm Servant 20
Bricklayer 19
Farmers Wife 18
Laundress 16
Farmer 16
Brick Layer 15

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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