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 1,131
Coal Miner 162
Agricultural Labourer 112
Domestic Servant 79
General Labourer 72
Cotton Weaver 69
Farmer 57
Dress Maker 50
Living On Own Means 44
Living On Her Own Means 43
Labourer 38
General Servant 34
Farm Labourer 34
General Servant Domestic 33
Grocer 26
Farm Servant 25
House Keeper 23
Butcher 22
Gardener 21
Brick Layer 20
Cotton Winder 18
Blacksmith 18
Shoe Maker 17
Laundress 16
Cook Domestic Servant 16

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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