Spankie Surname
Approximately 226 people bear this surname
Spankie Surname Definition:
Walter Spankye held a land in Dundee before 1443 (REB., I, 93), and Alexander Spanky was tenant of Drumdranfurde, Ardmanoch, in 1504 (ER., XII, p. 662). Frequent mention is made (c. 1512 14) in the Rental of Dunkeld of Master Robert Spanke or Spankȝe, steward to the bishop and afterwards dean of Fife (Rent.
Read More About This SurnameSpankie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 60 | 1:614,093 | 50,489 |
| Scotland | 41 | 1:130,581 | 8,115 |
| England | 34 | 1:1,638,766 | 68,634 |
| United States | 33 | 1:10,983,604 | 436,696 |
| New Zealand | 27 | 1:167,716 | 18,432 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 64 | 1:58,488 | 3,746 |
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Spankie (41) may also be a first name.
Spankie Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Walter Spankye held a land in Dundee before 1443 (REB., I, 93), and Alexander Spanky was tenant of Drumdranfurde, Ardmanoch, in 1504 (ER., XII, p. 662). Frequent mention is made (c. 1512 14) in the Rental of Dunkeld of Master Robert Spanke or Spankȝe, steward to the bishop and afterwards dean of Fife (Rent. Dunk., p. 148,225, etc.). David Spankie was enrolled burgess of Dundee in 1590 (Wedd., p. 151), and James fipankie was minister at Coupar-Angus in 1779 (Dunkeld). Still a surname in the parish of St. Cyrus, Kincardineshire. Spangy and Spanky 1461.
Sprightly; frisking; dashing; gaudy. Jamieson.
From the Flemish, Spanoghe; or from the German, Spanger; a personal name.
Spankie Demographics
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Spankie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Spankie Come From? nationality or country of origin
Spankie is most common in Canada. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Spankie? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,088,856th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 32,245,778 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Spankie reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 41 people.
Spankie is most widely held in Canada, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 614,093. In Canada Spankie is most common in: Alberta, where 42 percent are found, British Columbia, where 37 percent are found and Ontario, where 22 percent are found. Without taking into account Canada this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 18 percent are found and England, where 15 percent are found.
Spankie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Spankie has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname declined 36 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 486 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 3,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Spankie Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Spankie last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Spankie earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.73% less than the national average, earning $37,654 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.44% more than the national average, earning $53,875 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spanke | 92 | 815 | / |
| Spanki | 92 | 5 | / |
| Spankey | 86 | 12 | / |
| Spanket | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sponkie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Spankjer | 80 | 4 | / |
| Spanckae | 80 | 0 | / |
| Speinkie | 80 | 0 | / |
| Spanka | 77 | 311 | / |
| Spanky | 77 | 57 | / |
| Spance | 77 | 14 | / |
| Sponke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shpanka | 71 | 163 | / |
| Szpanka | 71 | 58 | / |
| Speinke | 71 | 7 | / |
| Spankau | 71 | 3 | / |
| Spannka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sponkes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Spankka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Spanchi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Spanche | 71 | 0 | / |
| Speuncke | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shpanchei | 63 | 1 | / |
| Spanca | 62 | 234 | / |
| Španka | 62 | 41 | / |
| Sponky | 62 | 10 | / |
| Sponka | 62 | 5 | / |
| Sponce | 62 | 4 | / |
| Shponka | 57 | 343 | / |
| Szponka | 57 | 52 | / |
| Sponcey | 57 | 22 | / |
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