Sapsed Surname

811,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 344 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Sapsed Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Spruce-Fir HEAD(land [from (with late -s genit.) Old English sœppe, a spruce-fir + heáfod, a head, high ground]

Sapsed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2961:188,23716,748
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Scotland161:334,61415,044
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England901:270,83719,067

Sapsed Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Spruce-Fir HEAD(land [from (with late -s genit.) Old English sœppe, a spruce-fir + heáfod, a head, high ground]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Shepshed; a location name in Leicestershire.

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

Sapsed Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sapsed is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sapsed.

How Common Is The Last Name Sapsed? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sapsed is the 811,192nd most numerous last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 21,184,726 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Sapsed reside; 91 percent reside in Northern Europe and 91 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Sapsed is most numerous in England, where it is held by 296 people, or 1 in 188,237. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Hertfordshire, where 21 percent live, Surrey, where 12 percent live and Cambridgeshire, where 8 percent live. Not including England this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 5 percent live and Scotland, where 5 percent live.

Sapsed Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sapsed has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 329 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Sapse9113/
Sapshead860/
Shapse8321/
Sapser838/
Sapsee831/
Sapsey831/
Shapses7779/
Shapshe771/
Capseed771/
Sapsett770/
Sapsi73776/
Sopse73148/
Sapsa7388/
Zapse736/
Sapze731/
Savse731/
Sabse731/
Shapsher711/
Shapshedova711/
Sapsai671,395/
Sapsay67906/
Sapsit67156/
Sapsiz6785/
Sapsis6726/
Sopseh6715/
Sapsih6715/
Sapsaj6712/
Shapsa6710/
Sapcea677/
Chapse676/
Sopsie675/
Sapsyi672/
Siopse671/
Sopseu671/
Saupsa671/
Sepsid671/
Shapsy671/
Shapsi671/
Shabse671/
Sheepshed670/
Sapcer670/
Sauvse670/

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