Last Name VICKERS

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Meaning	Nickname: The vicar's son. It also could be a local name meaning 'at the vicar's,' i.e. at the vicar's house, from residence therein. Vicar, the incumbent of a benefice; one who performs the functions of another. 'Vicar,' Cornish British, a sovereign lord.

Origin	English, Jewish, Irish, Belgian, South african, Hungarian

Rank	1,535 (2000 US census)	1,294 (1990 US census)

Count	21,544 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

81.68%, or 17597 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
15.05%, or 3242 total occurrences, as black,
0.28%, or 60 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.43%, or 93 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.26%, or 271 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.29%, or 278 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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