Sparks Surname

5,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99,010 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Sparks Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sparrowhawk'; found as early as Domesday in the forms Sperhauoc (Nottinghamshire), Sparhauoc (Suffolk), (a) Nick, 'the sparrow - hawk.' Middle English sperhauke (Piers Plowman).

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Sparks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States82,1581:4,412489
England6,0641:9,1881,342
Canada3,4661:10,6311,600
Australia2,8521:9,4661,412
South Africa1,6011:33,8404,321
New Zealand6071:7,4601,274
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Wales2241:13,8151,513
Jamaica1951:14,7181,431
Russia1201:1,201,02587,954
Scotland1161:46,1544,115
Ireland1121:42,0443,251
Panama1021:38,3552,058
Germany791:1,019,05669,716
Thailand711:994,906151,495
France591:1,125,809120,603
Guam491:3,268415
Venezuela411:736,68512,312
India401:19,176,635286,670
Philippines331:3,067,825142,207
Northern Ireland321:57,6574,597
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Trinidad and Tobago291:47,0344,189
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Grenada231:4,719595
Peru221:1,444,73322,095
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
China151:91,154,7714,767
Costa Rica141:341,4343,425
Jersey141:7,0861,520
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Malta41:107,5681,849
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1241:35,7253,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,3221:5,640856
Wales1121:14,004834
Scotland771:48,6133,403
Guernsey191:1,719297
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,0091:4,182518

Sparks (331) may also be a first name.

Sparks Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sparrowhawk'; found as early as Domesday in the forms Sperhauoc (Nottinghamshire), Sparhauoc (Suffolk), (a) Nick, 'the sparrow - hawk.' Middle English sperhauke (Piers Plowman).

Sparhcuk Sutor, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas Sperheuk, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Nicholas Sparke, Norfolk, ibid.

Bartholomew fil Sparhavec, Norfolk, temp. Henry II: History of Norfolk.

Gilbert Sperhauk, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

John Sparhauk, rector of St Buttolph the Abbot, Norwich, 1351: History of Norfolk.

Magota Spark, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertus Spark, 1379: ibid.

Olive Sparrehawke, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.

Richard Sparhawke, rector of Fincham, 1534: History of Norfolk.

1632-3. Married — Johan Sparrowhawke: St. Dionis Backchurch (London).

'The learned Dr. Fuller, being in company of one Mr. Sparrowhawk, unwittingly asked him, "What is the difference between an owl and a sparrowhawk?" and it is said that he received the unexpected reply, "An owl is fuller in the head, fuller in the face, and fuller all over': T. E. Bailey's Life of Thomas Fuller.

1777. Married — Thomas Sparrowhawke and Susannah Hampton: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Spark(e)’s (Son).

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

Sparks Last Name Facts

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

Sparks (Arabic: سباركس, Russian: Спаркс) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sparks? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sparks is the 5,714th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 73,604 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Sparks reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 481,336th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 331 people.

The last name Sparks is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 82,158 people, or 1 in 4,412. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Ohio, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States Sparks exists in 105 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Sparks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sparks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sparks surname grew 684 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 140 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 151 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 10 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sparks Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Sparks surname is primarily Anglican (46%) in Ireland and Orthodox (89%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Sparks last name are 17.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.53% registered with the political party.

The amount Sparks earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.41% less than the national average, earning 296,203 kr per year; in Peru they earn 281.58% more than the national average, earning S/. 73,969 per year; in South Africa they earn 22.9% more than the national average, earning R 292,056 per year; in United States they earn 5.5% less than the national average, earning $40,774 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.12% more than the national average, earning $52,228 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spearks929/
Sparcks927/
Sparkhs924/
Spark's921/
Sparkse921/
Sparkks921/
Ssparks921/
Spaarks921/
Hsparks920/
Sparkx835/
Sporks835/
Sperks834/
Sparxs831/
Zparks831/
Spargs831/
Sparkz830/
Sparksová801/
Sparksova801/
Sparggs771/
Sparx734/
Sparxx6711/
Xpearx501/

Sparks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sparks in the Russian language
Спарксsparks-
Sparks in the Arabic language
سباركسsbarks-

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