Explore the Family Name Vicker
The meaning of Vicker
1. English: occupational name or nickname from Anglo-Norman French vikere, vicare, vicaire ‘vicar’, denoting someone who acted as a parish priest in place of the parson or rector. It became a regular word for a parish priest because in practice most benefice holders were absentees. As priests, vicars were officially celibate, so the eponymous ancestors of modern bearers of the surname may either have been illegitimate children of a vicar or more likely bore Vikere as a nickname; compare Priest and Parson. 2. English: variant of Vigar, with devoicing of medial /g/ to /k/, perhaps by confusion with the word or name in 1 above. 3. Irish and Scottish: shortened form of McVicar, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac áBhiocair (Scottish) or Mac an Bhiocaire (Irish) ‘son of the vicar’.
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How common is the last name Vicker in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Vicker has slightly decreased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Vicker ranked 51,119th in terms of popularity and had a count of 383 people. By 2010, its rank dropped to 54,055 with a population count of 382, showing a minimal decrease of approximately 0.26%. The proportion of the surname Vicker per 100k people also declined by 7.14%, from 0.14 to 0.13.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #51,119 | #54,055 | -5.74% |
| Count | 383 | 382 | -0.26% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.14 | 0.13 | -7.14% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vicker
Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that individuals with the surname Vicker primarily identify as White, with an increase from 87.73% in 2000 to 89.79% in 2010. The number of people who identify as belonging to two or more ethnicities also increased by 19.85%. However, there was a significant decline in those identifying as Hispanic and Black, with decreases of 22.71% and 19.00% respectively. The percentage of people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero for both years.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 87.73% | 89.79% | 2.35% |
| Black | 6.79% | 5.5% | -19% |
| Hispanic | 3.39% | 2.62% | -22.71% |
| Two or More Races | 1.31% | 1.57% | 19.85% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |