Spearing Surname
Approximately 2,491 people bear this surname
Spearing Surname Definition:
(English) 1 representing an Anglo-Saxon * Spering— Spere’s Son [Old English spere, a spear (neuter, like Old Saxon sper; but O.H.Ger. sper, as mod. speer, was mostly masc.) + the son suff. -ing] Cp. Goring.
2 perh. also (on grammat.
Read More About This SurnameSpearing Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 950 | 1:58,651 | 7,017 |
| United States | 906 | 1:400,065 | 35,011 |
| Canada | 373 | 1:98,782 | 10,734 |
| Wales | 56 | 1:55,260 | 5,065 |
| New Zealand | 55 | 1:82,333 | 11,809 |
| Australia | 47 | 1:574,377 | 41,856 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:254,944 | 12,577 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| Panama | 10 | 1:391,226 | 8,067 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 13 | 1:340,759 | 12,983 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 569 | 1:42,839 | 5,380 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 227 | 1:221,228 | 18,802 |
Spearing Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) 1 representing an Anglo-Saxon * Spering— Spere’s Son [Old English spere, a spear (neuter, like Old Saxon sper; but O.H.Ger. sper, as mod. speer, was mostly masc.) + the son suff. -ing] Cp. Goring.
2 perh. also (on grammat. analogy) for the Anglo-Saxon spyrigend, ‘investigator’ ‘explorer’, ‘scout’.
From the Dutch, Spiering; a personal name.
Spearing: The Spearings have probably an ancestor in William Spearing, who owned land in South Brent 200 years ago (C.).
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Spearing Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Spearing Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Spearing is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Spearing? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 172,670th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,925,550 people. The last name Spearing occurs predominantly in Europe, where 43 percent of Spearing reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 950 people, or 1 in 58,651. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 17 percent are found, Somerset, where 10 percent are found and Berkshire, where 6 percent are found. Other than England this last name exists in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent are found and Canada, where 15 percent are found.
Spearing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Spearing has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Spearing surname expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 399 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 5,600 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 162 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Spearing Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (62%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Spearing surname are 7.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.31% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Spearing earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.32% less than the national average, earning R 77,652 per year; in United States they earn 1.38% less than the national average, earning $42,554 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.75% more than the national average, earning $52,041 CAD per year.
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