Speaight Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Speaight Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the speight' or specht, an old English name for the woodpecker.

Matilda Speght, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Hugo Speght, 1376: ibid.

Johanna Spite, 1379: ibid.

John Spight, Yorkshire: Deposition from York Castle (Surtees Society).

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Speaight Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England841:663,31038,317
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Speaight Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the speight' or specht, an old English name for the woodpecker.

Matilda Speght, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Hugo Speght, 1376: ibid.

Johanna Spite, 1379: ibid.

John Spight, Yorkshire: Deposition from York Castle (Surtees Society).

Richard Speight, Yorkshire: Deposition from York Castle (Surtees Society).

1540. Buried — Richard Speite: St. Antholin (London).

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

V. Speight.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Speaight Last Name Facts

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

The surname Speaight is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Speaight.

How Common Is The Last Name Speaight? popularity and diffusion

The last name Speaight is the 1,459,453rd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Speaight reside; 58 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Speaight is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 663,310. In England Speaight is mostly found in: Cambridgeshire, where 23 percent reside, Hampshire, where 17 percent reside and Devon, where 12 percent reside. Not including England Speaight occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 16 percent reside.

Speaight Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Speaight has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Speaight last name rose 210 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 172 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Speaight Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Speaight surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Speaight earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.76% less than the national average, earning $39,368 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Speaights940/
Speight9312,984/
Spaight93450/
Speighty881/
Speighte881/
Spaeight881/
Speuight881/
Spight861,082/
Speiht861/
Spieght805/
Speighd801/
Spuight800/
Spighte800/
Speit77207/
Spaht7786/
Speht7750/
Speat7736/
Spait773/
Spieghts755/
Sebait71730/
Spaite7187/
Spaitu7137/
Spaita7135/
Spahta715/
Spehte714/
Spighetto713/
Supait712/
Spighetti712/
Sapait712/
Spaidt712/
Supaht711/
Seapit711/
Spehta711/
Sipeit711/
Sipait711/
Spoeht711/
Spieat711/
Spieht710/
Spaitt710/
Speatt710/
Speeht710/
Spaeht710/
Speoat710/
Speate710/
Spit671,220/
Spat67388/
Sebaiti67179/
Spet67163/
Supawit6771/
Supaiti6725/
Sebahtu6724/
Sipaita6720/
Supeati6718/
Sopeati6714/
Speyiti678/
Sipeito677/
Seapito676/
Sappait673/
Sapaite673/
Sabihta673/
Sipaite672/
Sepeito671/
Seaboit671/
Seepeat671/
Seppeit671/
Sepetai671/
Sebaiat671/
Sepaitu671/
Sipehto671/
Suppeat671/
Supedah671/
Sebawit671/
Spewiti671/
Sabiaht671/
Sapaita671/
Seabhtu671/
Sepaiti671/
Seabitt670/

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