Sparhawk Surname

585,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 535 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Sparhawk Surname Definition:

(English) Sparrowhawk [Middle English Sperhauk(e, Sparhavec, etc., Domesday Sperhavoc, Anglo-Saxon Spe(a)rhafoc; from spearwa, sparrow, and hafoc, hawk] The refusal of Archbishop Robert to consecrate Spearhafoc to the see of London [a.d. 1050] had just excited the minds of the people anew against the Franks.

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Sparhawk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5331:680,03654,089
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1281:392,33329,245

Sparhawk Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Sparrowhawk [Middle English Sperhauk(e, Sparhavec, etc., Domesday Sperhavoc, Anglo-Saxon Spe(a)rhafoc; from spearwa, sparrow, and hafoc, hawk] The refusal of Archbishop Robert to consecrate Spearhafoc to the see of London [a.d. 1050] had just excited the minds of the people anew against the Franks.— Lapp.-Thorpe, Anglo-Saxon Kings, ii. 300.

What mighte or may the sely larke seye Whan that the sperhauk hath it in his foot?— Chaucer, Troil. & Cris., iii. 1191-2.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the sign of the sparrowhawk; one with some characteristic of a sparrowhawk.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Sparhawk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sparhawk is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sparhawk? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sparhawk is the 585,091st most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 13,621,581 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Sparhawk live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 533 people, or 1 in 680,036. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 12 percent live, Washington, where 10 percent live and Maryland, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 0 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent live.

Sparhawk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sparhawk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sparhawk surname expanded 416 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sparhawk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sparhawk are 2.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.94% registered to vote for the party.

Sparhawk earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.81% less than the national average, earning $41,074 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Sparawk930/
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Sparhauk881/
Sporhawk880/
Sparrawk880/
Sparhewk880/
Sparwawk880/
Sparak861/
Sparrowhawk84525/
Sprawka801,478/
Soparak8097/
Suparak8078/
Spirawk8054/
Saparak8053/
Sparaki8024/
Sparacw801/
Sprawke801/
Sparrowhawke801/
Separak801/
Sparowk800/
Sparrow Hawk800/
Sparrak800/
Spark776,593/
Sperhake75116/
Sparrowk7538/
Suparaku7534/
Supareak7523/
Supparak756/
Spirawka755/
Soparaka751/
Sparacko751/
Saparaki751/
Saparako751/
Separaka751/
Sapparak751/
Sparhock750/
Sparhouk750/
Sparke711,599/
Sparka71214/
Sperrhake7199/
Sparck7197/
Sparko7191/
Sipiyarak7167/
Sperhacke7162/
Separk7134/
Sabrak7124/
Sparca7121/
Sparki7118/
Sparrowks7115/
Sparky7114/
Sparuk7114/
Supark719/
Sparga718/
Spraak718/
Spierawka717/
Suparwoko716/
Speark716/
Sopark714/
Sprwka712/
Sparyk712/
Sparik711/
Wsprwk711/
Sperrhack711/
Sapariyak711/
Supraweko711/
Sparaco671,660/
Suparka67464/
Sparago67336/
Sparaga6797/
Saparca6777/
Sperhac6738/
Suparki6736/
Suparga6733/
Suparko6724/
Sperrhacke6722/
Saparki6722/
Sapparkhao6717/
Soparuk6717/
Subarak6715/
Spargah6715/
Sparrok6715/
Sobarak6714/
Sparkey6714/
Sparkie6713/
Sparkia6713/
Sparica6712/
Sabarak6711/
Saburak6711/
Sabraki6711/
Saparck679/
Suparuk679/
Saparik678/
Sabrack677/
Sperhač677/
Spearko675/
Sprawca674/
Saparag674/
Siparek673/
Spaerke673/
Ciparak673/
Saparac673/
Soparag673/
Soopark672/
Spracha672/
Sprk672/
Sabraka672/
Sprykha672/
Saborak671/
Separac671/
Sparikh671/
Spiwark671/
So Park671/
Seapark671/
Sprewke671/
Sbaraki671/
Siparuk671/
S Barak671/
Sibarak671/
Soparku671/
Sparkee670/
Sparock670/
Spoarek670/
Sparcke670/
Spearky670/

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