Where does the surname Viviers originate from ?

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Where does the surname Viviers originate from ?

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Viviers
Origin: English

Spelling variations of this family name include: Vivian, Vey, Vye, Vyse and others.

First found in Cornwall where they were seated from very ancient times, before and after the Norman Conquest in 1066.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Charles Vye, a master ship builder who settled in Trinity, Newfoundland, in 1787; George Vey settled in St. John's, Newfoundland, in 1803; Bastian Vey settled in Philadelphia in 1740.