Spaulding Surname
Approximately 25,668 people bear this surname
Spaulding Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Spalding,' a parish in Lincolnshire.
Ralph de Spaldinge, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Ida de Spaldingge, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Robertus de Spaldyng, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnameSpaulding Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24,246 | 1:14,949 | 1,879 |
| Jamaica | 599 | 1:4,791 | 642 |
| Australia | 372 | 1:72,569 | 8,540 |
| Canada | 189 | 1:194,950 | 19,131 |
| England | 110 | 1:506,528 | 32,143 |
| Thailand | 38 | 1:1,858,904 | 228,660 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 10 | 1:136,398 | 7,940 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 27 | 1:902,791 | 38,028 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,604 | 1:6,604 | 826 |
Spaulding (51) may also be a first name.
Spaulding Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Spalding,' a parish in Lincolnshire.
Ralph de Spaldinge, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Ida de Spaldingge, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Robertus de Spaldyng, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Margareta de Spaldyng, 1379: ibid.
1808. Married — William Williams, otherwise Spalding, and Maria Davis: St. George, Hanover Square.
From the town of Spalding in Lincolnshire. Radulphus de Spalding who witnessed a charter oi the mill of Caterline in Kincardineshire in 1225 (RAA., I, p. 90) is probably the first of the name recorded in Scotland. Magister John de Spaldyn witnessed a grant of lands in Aberdeen, c. 1294 (REA., I, p. 37). As Johan Despanyding (=De Spanyding he is mentioned as canon of Elgin, c. 1300 (Rec. Elgin, p, 10), and is probably the Johan de Spauyding who petitioned Edward I in 1304 to give him 20 oaks from his forest of Laund Morgund to build his church of Duffus (Bain, II, 1629, 1708). Symon de Spalding, parson of the church of Ogheltre in Ayrshire rendered homage in 1296 (ibid.,p. 206). Tytler mentions in his History of Scotland (I, p. 133, ed. of 1864) that at the iiege of Berwick by Bruce in 1318, one of the burgesses of the town named Peter de Spalding, disgusted with the severity of the governor, resolved to aid the besiegers. In reward for his services he received from Bruce in May, 1319, in exchange for his lands and tenements at Berwick, the lands of Ballourthy (Balzeordie) and Petmethey (Pitmachie) in Angus (Cornegies, Earls of Southesk, p. 482) together with the keepership of the royal forest of Kylgerry. William Spaldyng was elected a lineator of Aberdeen, 1398 (CRA., p. 374), Thomas de Spalding and David de Spalding held a tenement in Dundee in 1442 (Charters and writs, Dundee, p. 20), David Spaldeng of Dundee had a safe conduct into England, 1453 (Bain, IV, 1254), John de Spaldynge was deacon in Brechin, 1456 (REB., I, p. 182), ir 1479 George Spalding appears as provost of Dundee (Panmure, II, 251). The Spaldings are included in "The roll of the clannis that hes capitanes, cheiffis and chiftanes quhome on thai depend," 1587 (APS., III, p. 467). Spaldene 1684.
V. Spalding.
(English) One who came from Spalding (tribe of Spaldas), in Lincolnshire.
A parish in co. Lincoln.
Local. From the town of Spalding, in Lincolnshire, England. Spalding, a ravine, from the German spalte, a ravine.
Spaulding Demographics
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Spaulding Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Spaulding Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Spaulding is found most in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Spaulding? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 21,243rd most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 283,916 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Spaulding reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Spaulding is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 51 people.
The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 24,246 people, or 1 in 14,949. In The United States Spaulding is primarily found in: California, where 8 percent live, New York, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States it is found in 42 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 2 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.
Spaulding Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Spaulding has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Spaulding surname rose 319 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 407 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 87 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Spaulding Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Spaulding surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Spaulding last name are 10.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.43% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Spaulding earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.28% more than the national average, earning $43,703 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.7% more than the national average, earning $51,023 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spauldings | 95 | 31 | / |
| Spaullding | 95 | 1 | / |
| Spauldding | 95 | 1 | / |
| Spalding | 94 | 19,577 | / |
| Spauldin | 94 | 20 | / |
| Spulding | 94 | 7 | / |
| Spauldng | 94 | 2 | / |
| D'Spaulding | 90 | 1 | / |
| Spoulding | 89 | 8 | / |
| Spaldingg | 89 | 4 | / |
| Spaldings | 89 | 3 | / |
| Spauldind | 89 | 3 | / |
| Spauldina | 89 | 2 | / |
| Spaylding | 89 | 1 | / |
| Spaelding | 89 | 1 | / |
| Spailding | 89 | 1 | / |
| Spaalding | 89 | 0 | / |
| Spallding | 89 | 0 | / |
| Spaldin | 88 | 50 | / |
| Spaldng | 88 | 13 | / |
| Spolding | 82 | 120 | / |
| Spaldina | 82 | 1 | / |
| Spalddin | 82 | 0 | / |
| Spaulden | 82 | 0 | / |
| Spoilding | 78 | 1 | / |
| Spoldin | 75 | 2 | / |
| Spalden | 75 | 0 | / |
| Spoldeng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Spallden | 71 | 0 | / |
| Spolden | 63 | 0 | / |
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