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
School 977
Coal Miner Hewer 95
Labourer 72
Farm Labourer 65
Farmer 62
Private Means 57
Domestic Servant 47
General Labourer 47
General Servant (domestic) 46
None 40
Cotton Weaver 40
Butcher 37
At Home 36
At School 35
Clerk 34
Housekeeper 34
Dressmaker 32
Bricklayer 30
Domestic 29
General Servant Domestic 28
Carter 26
Shop Assistant 26
Charwoman 22
Railway Clerk 22
Blacksmith 19

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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