Espie Surname

207,845th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,991 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Espie Surname Definition:

From the German, Espe; a personal name.

Espie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6441:103,14115,192
United States3221:1,125,64981,111
Scotland2121:25,2542,759
Australia2031:132,98414,423
Northern Ireland1561:11,8271,765
England1471:379,03426,619
New Zealand851:53,2748,505
Canada811:454,88439,362
Argentina681:628,58044,177
Philippines371:2,736,168135,784
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Wales51:618,90625,852
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland571:77,7175,517
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1521:24,6262,279
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States741:678,63144,191

The alternate forms: Espié (31) are calculated separately.

Espie (1,609) may also be a first name.

Espie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the German, Espe; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Espie Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Espie Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Espie occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Espié. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Espie? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 207,845th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,660,244 people. Espie occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Espie are found; 32 percent are found in Western Europe and 32 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 192,625th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 1,609 people.

The surname is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 644 people, or 1 in 103,141. In France it is primarily found in: Occitanie, where 49 percent live, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 20 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 20 percent live. Other than France Espie is found in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent live and Scotland, where 11 percent live.

Espie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Espie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Espie last name rose 435 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 139 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Espie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Espie last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Espie earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 24.73% more than the national average, earning $53,820 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.92% more than the national average, earning $50,140 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Espié9331/
Espiet91119/
Espier91102/
Espies9118/
Espied913/
Espaie911/
Espiey911/
Espieh910/
Hespie910/
Gespie910/
Epie897,198/
Espi894,291/
Espe893,410/
Espahie832/
Espiess831/
Haespie830/
Esper805,903/
Espey802,712/
Hespe80797/
Eppie80574/
Espes80486/
Espis80294/
Espit8093/
Ephie8076/
Hepie8073/
Epiet8044/
Espei8030/
Espip8029/
Aspie8024/
Espiz8024/
Espee8023/
Hespi8021/
Espio8018/
Espeu8017/
Espid8017/
Espet8015/
Espej8011/
Espai8010/
Espeh8010/
Espep808/
Esppi807/
Esped807/
Epied805/
Espea804/
Epiey804/
Esspe804/
Gepie803/
Gespe802/
Espih802/
Gespi802/
Aespi801/
Esphe801/
Epier801/
Ospie801/
Epiei801/
Epies801/
Epihe801/
Espée801/
Espae801/
Eshpe801/
Espui801/
Espye800/
D'Espies777/
Espejo7378,985/
Espeja731,353/
Espeut73662/
Hesper73638/
Espich73500/
Espijo73132/
Espuis7351/
Esperø7345/
Espija7338/
Hospie7333/
Espeit7331/
Espowe7328/
Espeer7319/
Espech7317/
Yospie7312/
Espeyt7311/
Espeed735/
Espeio735/
Gispie735/
Hespip735/
Espeet734/
Espitt734/
Espiya734/
Espais733/
Haspie732/
Espois732/
Espoey732/
Eshpai732/
Heppie731/
Hepier731/
Heipie731/
Ispier731/
Eppier731/
Espett731/
Ephier731/
Hiepie731/
Geshpe731/
Gepieh731/
Epieth731/
Epieyh731/
Espaia731/
Espejp731/
Espeya731/
Esspii731/
Yespee731/
Epyoie731/
Espher730/
Hespes730/
Hespea730/
Hespit730/
Espa674,037/
Aspe673,785/
Espy672,731/
Aspi671,498/
Espooyi67129/
Espí6787/
Ispi6763/
Ipie6753/
Epée6748/
Hetsper6724/
Hespeth6720/
Esspich6720/
Especht6713/
Ospi676/
Espooye676/
Epié673/
Epye673/
Ezpe673/
Espisch672/
Hespett671/
Expe671/
Epji671/
Heisper671/
Ephierh671/
Epèe671/
Epje671/
Espé671/
Epge671/
Espuich671/
Hespher671/
Yspi671/
Espj671/
Ispe671/
Hephier670/

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