Sparnon Surname

1,001,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Sparnon Surname Definition:

From speman, a thorn. "The family became extinct on the death of a gentleman in the medical profession at Lostwithiel; and the property was sold about fifty years ago." (D. Gilbert, 1838. )

Sparnon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1171:230,73221,761
United States521:6,970,364322,914
England401:1,392,95161,553
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Wales61:515,75523,171
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307

Sparnon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From speman, a thorn. "The family became extinct on the death of a gentleman in the medical profession at Lostwithiel; and the property was sold about fifty years ago." (D. Gilbert, 1838. )

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Sparnon Last Name Facts

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

Sparnon occurs more in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sparnon.

How Common Is The Last Name Sparnon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,001,271st most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 28,578,611 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 56 percent of Sparnon reside; 56 percent reside in Australasia and 56 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most numerous in Australia, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 230,732. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: South Australia, where 44 percent live, Victoria, where 21 percent live and Queensland, where 16 percent live. Beside Australia Sparnon exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and England, where 16 percent live.

Sparnon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sparnon has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Sparnon last name increased 143 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sparnon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sparnon last name are 16.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.16% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sparnon earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 50.26% more than the national average, earning R 357,072 per year and in United States they earn 31.47% more than the national average, earning $56,729 USD per year.

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