The Vicari surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,720 people carried this name — #16,652 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 172,400 people counted. That is down 1% from 1,730 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Vicari surname
A surname originating as an occupation.
From vicario (“vicar”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Vicari» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 502 people named Vicari live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Mendoza.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
210 people named Vicari live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 145 people named Vicari.
68 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 18 départements, most often Alpes-Maritimes.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 38 people named Vicari live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Vicari in American newspapers,
1863–1924.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,424 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Vicari,
with a public archive behind them.
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Hermann von Vicari 1773–1868 · Catholic priest -
Natale Vicari 1809–1895 · politician
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Cristoforo Vicari 1846–1913 · sculptor
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Giuseppe Vicari 1878–1934 · missionary
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Mario Vicari 1879–1976 · composer
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Mario Vicari 1879–1976 · composer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Vicari.
- Viard 160 · U.S. census
- Viars 1,143 · U.S. census
- Vias 187 · U.S. census
- Viau 1,156 · U.S. census
- Viaud 188 · U.S. census
- Vibert 275 · U.S. census
- Vicario 1,212 · U.S. census
- Vicens 574 · U.S. census
- Vicent 305 · U.S. census
- Vicente 10,789 · U.S. census
- Vicenzi 122 · U.S. census
- Vich 120 · U.S. census
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