View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Spear Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Spear (Russian: Спеар) occurs most in The United States. It can occur as: Špear. For other potential spellings of Spear click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spear? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 24,389^th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 328,668 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Spear are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Spear is also the 350,891^st most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 571 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 17,610 people, or 1 in 20,583. In The United States Spear is mostly concentrated in: California, where 10 percent live, Florida, where 6 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States this surname exists in 69 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Spear Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Spear has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 323 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 139 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,681 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 4,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Spear Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Spear surname is chiefly Catholic (54%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Spear last name are 8.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.34% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Spear earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 6.99% more than the national average, earning R 254,256 per year; in United States they earn 2.96% more than the national average, earning $44,426 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.31% more than the national average, earning $56,793 CAD per year.