Speaks Surname

102,043rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,622 people bear this surname

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

Speaks Surname Definition:

Local 'of Speke,' a township in the parish of Childwall, Lancashire.

Hugh Pilkington, of Speke, 1603: Wills at Chester.

Ellen Speake, of Dinckley, widow, 1614: ibid.

Charles Speak, of Goldshawe, 1670: ibid. (1660-80).

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Speaks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,5281:80,0489,115
India281:27,395,192354,286
England141:3,979,861125,553
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Malta11:430,2723,380
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belize11:355,4743,977
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:393,15123,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7211:69,6517,535

Speaks Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local 'of Speke,' a township in the parish of Childwall, Lancashire.

Hugh Pilkington, of Speke, 1603: Wills at Chester.

Ellen Speake, of Dinckley, widow, 1614: ibid.

Charles Speak, of Goldshawe, 1670: ibid. (1660-80).

(a) Nick. Lower says, 'The Spekes of Somersetshire descend from Richard le Espek, who lived in the reign of Henry II. Wemworthy and Brampton, in Devonshire, were the original seats; but temp. Henry VI Sir John Speke married the heiress of Beauchamp, and so obtained Whitelackington, Somerset': Patronymica Britannica. This surname has a distinct origin. It stands for 'le speke,' the woodpecker, and is a nickname of the same class as Nightingale, Lark, Sparrowhawk, &c. (v. Geraldus Cambrensis). For an early instance v. Speck, which is but a variant of the same name.

1701. Baptised — Samuel, s. Richard Speake: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1725. Married — John Farrey and Mary Speake: St. Antholin (London).

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

1. Speke, a township in Lancashire. 2. See Speke.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The same as Speke; from Branford Speke (found Speak in one map) co. Devon. Speke is also the name of a township co. Lancaster. Lower says the Spekes of Somersetshire descend from Richard le Espek, who lived in the reign of Henry II., but that he is unable to explain Le Espek A correspondent of Notes and Queries thinks "Willi le Espec" may be a misreading for "Willi le Espee"—that is, William the Swordsman, or William of the Sword; another thinks espec may mean a spicer, who was formerly something between a grocer and a chemist, and he quotes Roquefort, "Especiaire, épicier, droquiste, apothecaire; de species, specierum." The Old French spec is an inspector.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Speaks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Speaks occurs most in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Speaks? popularity and diffusion

The surname Speaks is the 102,043rd most frequently used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,576,708 people. The last name Speaks is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Speaks live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Speaks is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 4,528 people, or 1 in 80,048. In The United States Speaks is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 12 percent reside, Maryland, where 10 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States it occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Speaks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Speaks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Speaks last name expanded 628 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 77 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Speaks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Speaks last name are 16.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Speaks earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.69% less than the national average, earning $39,399 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.29% less than the national average, earning $35,130 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Speakes92740/
Spheaks921/
Speaksd920/
Spaks91114/
Speks9125/
Specks83332/
Speeks83227/
Spacks8315/
Spaaks837/
Spieks835/
Shpaks832/
Speacs831/
Spakås831/
Spakks831/
Spaeks831/
Spoeks830/
Spaiks830/
Spueks830/
Spasks830/
Speuks830/
Speiks830/
Speikes7745/
Spiks739/
Špaks731/
Spykes6768/
Spicks6758/
Spaics6714/
Spaggs6714/
Spechs672/
Spachs671/
Speigs671/
Speggs670/

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