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There are approximately 373 people named Vice in the UK. That makes it the 11,875th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 6 are named Vice.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


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The Vice surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

VICE. Halliwell says-" The buffoon of our early drama." When the " Mysteries" ceased to be played for the amusement of our medieval ancestors, a kind of performances succeeded, which were known as Moralities. In these the dialogue was sustained by allegorical characters, " such as Good Doctrine, Charity, Faith, Prudence, Discretion, Death, and the like, and their discourses were of a serious cast." The foil to all these excellent personages was the Vice or Iniquity, Avho usually personified some evil propensity, and kept up a running fire of wit at the expense of the rest.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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