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Vice Family History

Vice Surname Meaning

English: topographic name for someone who lived ‘(by the) boundary’ (Old French devise) as at Viza in Ashwater (Devon).

Vyse Wood in Morthoe (Devon) or from Devizes (Wiltshire).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Where is the Vice family from?

You can see how Vice families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Vice family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Vice families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 24 Vice families living in Leicestershire. This was about 15% of all the recorded Vice's in United Kingdom. Leicestershire had the highest population of Vice families in 1891.
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What did your Vice ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Chartered Accountant and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Vice. 100% of Vice men worked as a Chartered Accountant and 96% of Vice women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Chartered Accountant
    100%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    96%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    5%

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Vice. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 31,000 military records available for the last name Vice. For the veterans among your Vice ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Vice lifespan?

Between 1947 and 2004, in the United States, Vice life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1956, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Vice in 1947 was 34, and 76 in 2004.

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