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Last Name Meaning & Related Resources for the Surname VICE

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Definition: 1) "Dweller by the boundary," from the Old French "devise." 2) One who acted in the place of another (i.e. Vice King = viceroy). From the Old French vis-, vice-, from the Latin vice, meaning "change."

Surname Origin: English, French

Alternate Surname Spellings: VISE, VYSE, VYCE, VIZE, VYZE

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England Genealogy
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VICE Family Genealogy Forum
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FamilySearch - VICE Genealogy
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VICE Surname Mailing List
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Surname Finder - VICE Genealogy & Family Resources
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Cousin Connect - VICE Genealogy Queries
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DistantCousin.com - VICE Genealogy & Family History
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MyCinnamonToast.com - VICE Genealogy in All Regions
Centralized search results for family trees and other genealogy info on the VICE surname.

References: Surname Meanings & Origins

Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin Books, 1967.

Dorward, David. Scottish Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998.

Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003.

Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Great Britain: Oxford University Press, 1989.

Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University Press, 1997.

Smith, Elsdon C. American Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997.

 

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