Speck Surname
Approximately 21,519 people bear this surname
Speck Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'le spec'or Me speke, the woodpecker; v. Speke.
William le Spek, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1642. Buried — Joane, wife of Zachary Speck: St. Peter, Cornhill.
1750. Married — Joseph Speck and Elizabeth Leathwait: St.
Read More About This SurnameSpeck Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,803 | 1:41,174 | 5,056 |
| Germany | 7,357 | 1:10,943 | 1,390 |
| Switzerland | 1,019 | 1:8,060 | 1,306 |
| England | 935 | 1:59,592 | 7,100 |
| Brazil | 802 | 1:266,926 | 10,281 |
| Canada | 640 | 1:57,571 | 6,801 |
| Australia | 465 | 1:58,055 | 7,063 |
| France | 353 | 1:188,166 | 29,257 |
| Cuba | 277 | 1:41,598 | 1,844 |
| New Zealand | 102 | 1:44,395 | 7,335 |
| Ecuador | 96 | 1:165,686 | 7,339 |
| Netherlands | 92 | 1:183,556 | 26,152 |
| Wales | 87 | 1:35,569 | 3,540 |
| Austria | 79 | 1:107,790 | 15,374 |
| South Africa | 70 | 1:773,967 | 53,253 |
| Poland | 38 | 1:1,000,230 | 71,240 |
| Hungary | 37 | 1:265,305 | 20,779 |
| Argentina | 36 | 1:1,187,317 | 70,591 |
| Spain | 29 | 1:1,612,139 | 47,760 |
| Scotland | 26 | 1:205,916 | 10,908 |
| Belgium | 25 | 1:459,866 | 46,150 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Jersey | 10 | 1:9,920 | 2,003 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Liechtenstein | 4 | 1:9,594 | 1,348 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 506 | 1:48,173 | 5,936 |
| Wales | 24 | 1:65,351 | 3,160 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,673 | 1:30,017 | 3,639 |
Speck (79) may also be a first name.
Speck Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'le spec'or Me speke, the woodpecker; v. Speke.
William le Spek, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1642. Buried — Joane, wife of Zachary Speck: St. Peter, Cornhill.
1750. Married — Joseph Speck and Elizabeth Leathwait: St. Michael, Cornhill.
= Speke, q.v.
(English) One who came from Speke (brushwood), in Lancashire; one thought to possess some characteristic of a woodpecker; dweller at the sign of the woodpecker.
Robert Espec, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). The fief of William Espec at Kesnoi-Espec, Faugernon, and Tylia was in the hands of Philip Augustus. Robert and William E. mentioned 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). The Barons Espec were Norman in origin (see Iverr); and the Kerrs of Scotland are a branch descended from Walter Espec t. William the Conqueror. His brother Richard Espec was of Devon, and a charter of his granted to Osbert Prous or Probus lands held by the service of two knights, which had belonged to his brother William P. before he left for Jerusalem, probably in 1096 (Pole, Devon, 235). His descendant William Espec of Devon in 1202 paid a fine to the Crown (Rot. Canc. 204); and in 13th cent. the heir of Richard de Espec held in Bramford, Devon, half a knight’s fee from the honour of Barnstaple (Testa de Neville). The descent of this family is traced by Pole in Devon and Somerset, where it still continues, bearing now the name of Speke.
From Speke; a location name in Lancashire.
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Speck Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Speck Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Speck is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Speck? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 25,078th most numerous last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 338,656 people. The surname Speck occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Speck are found; 41 percent are found in Western Europe and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,083,225th most widely held forename worldwide It is held by 79 people.
This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 8,803 people, or 1 in 41,174. In The United States Speck is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Ohio, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 60 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 34 percent reside and Switzerland, where 5 percent reside.
Speck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Speck has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 526 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 185 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 363 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Speck Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Speck last name are 20.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.81% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Speck earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 152.43% more than the national average, earning R 599,868 per year; in United States they earn 1.61% more than the national average, earning $43,843 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.14% less than the national average, earning $48,622 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spieck | 91 | 85 | / |
| Specke | 91 | 62 | / |
| Speeck | 91 | 24 | / |
| Speckt | 91 | 15 | / |
| Speack | 91 | 5 | / |
| Speick | 91 | 1 | / |
| Spechk | 91 | 1 | / |
| Spheck | 91 | 0 | / |
| Spek | 89 | 2,841 | / |
| Spec | 89 | 40 | / |
| Speecke | 83 | 115 | / |
| Speicke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Speachk | 83 | 1 | / |
| Schpeck | 83 | 0 | / |
| Speak | 80 | 2,890 | / |
| Speek | 80 | 823 | / |
| Spick | 80 | 660 | / |
| Speke | 80 | 501 | / |
| Specq | 80 | 364 | / |
| Shpek | 80 | 320 | / |
| Szpek | 80 | 283 | / |
| Spiek | 80 | 249 | / |
| Späck | 80 | 79 | / |
| Spect | 80 | 74 | / |
| Spekh | 80 | 46 | / |
| Speik | 80 | 9 | / |
| Spiec | 80 | 7 | / |
| Speyk | 80 | 4 | / |
| Spekt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Speic | 80 | 1 | / |
| Speec | 80 | 0 | / |
| Specková | 77 | 6 | / |
| Speckova | 77 | 1 | / |
| Speake | 73 | 2,528 | / |
| Speeks | 73 | 227 | / |
| Szpiek | 73 | 128 | / |
| Shpekh | 73 | 62 | / |
| Spicks | 73 | 58 | / |
| Szpiec | 73 | 33 | / |
| Speijk | 73 | 26 | / |
| Spehek | 73 | 20 | / |
| Speike | 73 | 17 | / |
| Specth | 73 | 3 | / |
| Spekke | 73 | 2 | / |
| Spheek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Speact | 73 | 1 | / |
| Speacs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Szpeke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shpeek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shpekt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Spethk | 73 | 0 | / |
| Spaick | 73 | 0 | / |
| Speesc | 73 | 0 | / |
| Sphect | 73 | 0 | / |
| Speyke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Speiks | 73 | 0 | / |
| Shpekht | 67 | 777 | / |
| Spik | 67 | 537 | / |
| Specque | 67 | 522 | / |
| Špec | 67 | 311 | / |
| Spic | 67 | 65 | / |
| Špek | 67 | 18 | / |
| Spyk | 67 | 17 | / |
| Spex | 67 | 12 | / |
| Späk | 67 | 10 | / |
| Spekova | 67 | 10 | / |
| Speg | 67 | 9 | / |
| Speková | 67 | 4 | / |
| Spyc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Spheaks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Spechgt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zpec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Speiske | 67 | 0 | / |
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