Spaulding Surname

21,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,668 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

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.

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Spaulding Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States24,2461:14,9491,879
Jamaica5991:4,791642
Australia3721:72,5698,540
Canada1891:194,95019,131
England1101:506,52832,143
Thailand381:1,858,904228,660
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Trinidad and Tobago101:136,3987,940
France91:7,380,302306,885
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Panama51:782,45211,059
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,6041:6,604826

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.

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

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.

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

V. Spalding.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Spalding (tribe of Spaldas), in Lincolnshire.

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

A parish in co. Lincoln.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. From the town of Spalding, in Lincolnshire, England. Spalding, a ravine, from the German spalte, a ravine.

— An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur
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Spaulding Demographics

Average Spaulding Salary in
United States

$43,703 USD

Per year
Rank:
623,787 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00709207
Rank: 1,729 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
101.28%
Sample size: 13,840 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Spaulding Last Name Facts

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

Spaulding is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spaulding? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 21,243rd most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 283,916 people. The last name Spaulding occurs predominantly 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 prevalent first name in the world It is held by 51 people.

Spaulding 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 are found, New York, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name is found in 42 countries. It is also found in Jamaica, where 2 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Spaulding Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Spaulding has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 319 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 407 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 87 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Spaulding Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Spaulding surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Spaulding last name are 10.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.43% registered to vote for the political 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.

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spauldings9531/
Spaullding951/
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Spalding9419,577/
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Spauldng942/
D'Spaulding901/
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Spaldingg894/
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Spaylding891/
Spaelding891/
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Spaalding890/
Spallding890/
Spaldin8850/
Spaldng8813/
Spolding82120/
Spaldina821/
Spalddin820/
Spaulden820/
Spoilding781/
Spoldin752/
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Spaulding Reference & Research

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