Sparrow Surname

22,655th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,980 people bear this surname

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

Sparrow Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the sparrow.' A common sobriquet in mediaeval registers. A homely, chirpy disposition would readily give rise to the surname.

John Sparuwe, Oxfordshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Laurence Sparwe, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

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Sparrow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,4771:34,5964,313
England5,2621:10,5891,566
Australia2,3681:11,4001,683
Canada1,9101:19,2912,694
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
New Zealand5321:8,5121,469
South Africa4561:118,81114,123
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Wales2611:11,8561,315
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Peru1671:190,3249,020
India1571:4,885,767123,562
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
France1051:632,59782,532
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Israel851:100,67811,575
Scotland801:66,9235,243
Singapore601:91,7953,674
Argentina571:749,88450,572
Ireland531:88,8485,029
China531:25,798,5201,406
Spain481:974,00136,812
Thailand461:1,535,616206,021
Netherlands441:383,79941,363
Mexico421:2,955,38622,751
Malaysia331:893,76440,799
Zimbabwe301:514,60841,883
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Italy221:2,779,84997,128
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Myanmar161:3,246,124792
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
Hong Kong121:611,2903,500
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
San Marino11:33,214932
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1201:36,9163,461
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,7391:6,5191,003
Wales461:34,0961,856
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Isle of Man41:13,5671,192
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0291:24,7503,076

Sparrow (1,309) may also be a first name.

Sparrow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the sparrow.' A common sobriquet in mediaeval registers. A homely, chirpy disposition would readily give rise to the surname.

John Sparuwe, Oxfordshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Laurence Sparwe, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Hugh Sparewe, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Rogerus Sparowe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Adam Sparowe, 1379: ibid.

1529-30. Robert Sparrow and Elizabeth Fest: Marriage Lic. (London).

1572. Married — Francys Sparrowe and Jone Mahewe: Reg. St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

(English) a nickname from the Sparrow [Middle English spar(e)we, sparowe, etc., Old English spearwa = Gothic sparwa.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One thought to possess some quality of a sparrow, such as a homey, chirpy disposition; dweller at the sign of the sparrow.

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

The bird. The Sparrows of Gosfield, co. Essex, trace their pedigree to William Sparrow, of West Harling, co. Norfolk, temp. Edward II. B.L.G.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Swedish, Sparre; a personal name.

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

The Sparrows have been associated with the corporation of Ipswich from the 16th to the present century, several of the name occurring in the list of the early bailiffs and the modern mayors (W.). The name is still in the town.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Sparrow Last Name Facts

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

Sparrow (Marathi: सॅपरो) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sparrow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sparrow is the 22,655th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 303,901 people. The last name Sparrow occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Sparrow are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Sparrow is also the 217,367th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 1,309 people.

Sparrow is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 10,477 people, or 1 in 34,596. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 9 percent reside, Maryland, where 7 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname is found in 101 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.

Sparrow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sparrow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sparrow surname rose 516 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 141 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 567 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 889 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 56 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sparrow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (61%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Sparrow surname are 38.54% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 91.77% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sparrow earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 4.58% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,272 per year; in South Africa they earn 56.27% more than the national average, earning R 371,352 per year; in United States they earn 2.15% less than the national average, earning $42,220 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.15% more than the national average, earning $52,241 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sparrowe93128/
Sparrrow934/
Spaarrow930/
Sparow9288/
Spearow86142/
Sperrow8610/
Sparraw866/
Sparrov864/
Sparowa861/
Sporrow861/
Sperow77281/
Sparov7729/
Sporow771/
Sparrhoff755/
Shparov71144/
Sparova7127/
Sparoff711/
Szparów711/
Sparhaw710/
Shparova6790/
Shpatrov673/
Shpargova631/
Speraw62213/
Sporov62192/
Sperov6216/
Sparaf628/
Sparuv621/
Sporova57195/
Speroff57122/
Shperov5753/
Shporov576/
Sporoff571/
Spoerov571/
Shporova534/
Spohrova531/

Sparrow Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sparrow in the Marathi language
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Sparrow Reference & Research

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