Speck Surname

25,078th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

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.

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Speck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,8031:41,1745,056
Germany7,3571:10,9431,390
Switzerland1,0191:8,0601,306
England9351:59,5927,100
Brazil8021:266,92610,281
Canada6401:57,5716,801
Australia4651:58,0557,063
France3531:188,16629,257
Cuba2771:41,5981,844
New Zealand1021:44,3957,335
Ecuador961:165,6867,339
Netherlands921:183,55626,152
Wales871:35,5693,540
Austria791:107,79015,374
South Africa701:773,96753,253
Poland381:1,000,23071,240
Hungary371:265,30520,779
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
Spain291:1,612,13947,760
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Greece151:738,65380,079
Denmark111:513,15632,022
India111:69,733,217610,955
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Liechtenstein41:9,5941,348
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
China31:455,773,85521,925
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5061:48,1735,936
Wales241:65,3513,160
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6731:30,0173,639

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.

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

= Speke, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

The Norman People (1874)

From Speke; a location name in Lancashire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Speck Last Name Facts

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

The last name Speck occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Speck? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 25,078th most frequent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 338,656 people. The last name Speck is predominantly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Speck reside; 41 percent reside in Western Europe and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,083,225th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 79 people.

The last name Speck is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 8,803 people, or 1 in 41,174. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Ohio, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 60 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 34 percent reside and Switzerland, where 5 percent reside.

Speck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Speck has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Speck last name grew 526 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 185 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 363 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Speck Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Speck surname are 20.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.81% being registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spieck9185/
Specke9162/
Speeck9124/
Speckt9115/
Speack915/
Speick911/
Spechk911/
Spheck910/
Spek892,841/
Spec8940/
Speecke83115/
Speicke831/
Speachk831/
Schpeck830/
Speak802,890/
Speek80823/
Spick80660/
Speke80501/
Specq80364/
Shpek80320/
Szpek80283/
Spiek80249/
Späck8079/
Spect8074/
Spekh8046/
Speik809/
Spiec807/
Speyk804/
Spekt801/
Speic801/
Speec800/
Specková776/
Speckova771/
Speake732,528/
Speeks73227/
Szpiek73128/
Shpekh7362/
Spicks7358/
Szpiec7333/
Speijk7326/
Spehek7320/
Speike7317/
Specth733/
Spekke732/
Spheek731/
Speact731/
Speacs731/
Szpeke731/
Shpeek731/
Shpekt731/
Spethk730/
Spaick730/
Speesc730/
Sphect730/
Speyke730/
Speiks730/
Shpekht67777/
Spik67537/
Specque67522/
Špec67311/
Spic6765/
Špek6718/
Spyk6717/
Spex6712/
Späk6710/
Spekova6710/
Speg679/
Speková674/
Spyc671/
Spheaks671/
Spechgt671/
Zpec671/
Speiske670/

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