Sparshott Surname

556,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 572 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Sparshott Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sparsholt,' parishes in Berkshire and Hampshire. -holt (q. v.) as a suffix sometimes becomes -holt; compare Aldershot. But v. Shute (a).

1744. Married — Thomas Sparshott and Jane Brathwait: St.

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Sparshott Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4061:137,23713,423
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Australia651:415,31833,226
Wales101:309,45316,869
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2661:91,6379,460
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Sparshott Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sparsholt,' parishes in Berkshire and Hampshire. -holt (q. v.) as a suffix sometimes becomes -holt; compare Aldershot. But v. Shute (a).

1744. Married — Thomas Sparshott and Jane Brathwait: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1794. — Charles Bowden and Elizabeth Sparshatt: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

SPERSHOT: John Spershot, esquire, had a safe conduct into England in 1399 (Bain, IV, 522). There are parishes named Sparshott in Berks and in Hants.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Sparsholt (Berks: a.d. 963 and 1229 Speresholt; Hants: a.d. 900 Speoresholt) [Old English holt, a wood: the first element looks like a pers. name (in the genit.) from Old English spere = Old Norse spiör (pl.), a spear; but the above two place-names would provide almost the only instances of this word (in Old English neuter like Old Saxon sper) being used as a pers. name, and it is not improb. that the two holts in question were so named from their containing ash-trees suitable for spear-shafts; the early forms quoted are against a derivation from the Old English cognate of Old Norse sparri, a spar, beam]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Sparsholt; a location name in Hampshire.

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

Sparshott Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sparshott occurs most in England. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sparshott click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sparshott? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 556,360th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 12,740,465 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Sparshott reside; 74 percent reside in Northern Europe and 74 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 406 people, or 1 in 137,237. In England Sparshott is most common in: Hampshire, where 33 percent are found, Greater London, where 13 percent are found and West Sussex, where 9 percent are found. Aside from England Sparshott is found in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Sparshott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sparshott has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Sparshott surname increased 153 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 507 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sparshott Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sparshott are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

Sparshott earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.04% less than the national average, earning $42,270 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sparshot9427/
Sparshatt89102/
Spershott8922/
Sparso8034/
Sparshate780/
Sporsho75631/
Sparsha75376/
Sparsah751/
Shparsah713/
Spharsha711/
Sparco67140/
Sparzo6749/
Sparsa6746/
Sparjo676/
Sparsaas5912/
Spargias591/
Spearsza590/
Sparza53169/
Sparja53163/
Sparca5321/
Sportco5030/
Spargia502/
Szparza501/

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