Spedding Surname

149,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,965 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Spedding Surname Definition:

Goods were stolen from John Spedane in Blakhalche, 1502 (Trials, I, p. 27). William Speiding, smith in Galloscheills, 1600 (RRM., I, p. 263). John Speddin, writer in Edinburgh, 1692 (Edin. App.). Thomas Speeding in Harlaw, 1733 (Lauder). Thomas Speedin, portioner of Bowden, 1793, and Janet Speeden alias Spiden in Newtoun, 1813 (Heirs, 471,600).

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Spedding Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7031:32,7184,349
United States4711:769,55259,828
Australia4621:58,4327,107
New Zealand1131:40,0746,748
Canada721:511,74443,418
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Wales311:99,8247,946
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
France21:33,211,361423,184
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9011:27,0543,693
Scotland161:233,9518,207
Wales111:142,5835,610
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Spedding Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Goods were stolen from John Spedane in Blakhalche, 1502 (Trials, I, p. 27). William Speiding, smith in Galloscheills, 1600 (RRM., I, p. 263). John Speddin, writer in Edinburgh, 1692 (Edin. App.). Thomas Speeding in Harlaw, 1733 (Lauder). Thomas Speedin, portioner of Bowden, 1793, and Janet Speeden alias Spiden in Newtoun, 1813 (Heirs, 471,600).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

For Speeding, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Spedding Last Name Facts

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

Spedding is found most in England. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spedding? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 149,032nd most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,457,857 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Spedding are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 59 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 1,703 people, or 1 in 32,718. In England Spedding is primarily concentrated in: Cumbria, where 17 percent are found, Lancashire, where 10 percent are found and Tyne and Wear, where 10 percent are found. Barring England it exists in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Australia, where 16 percent are found.

Spedding Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Spedding has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Spedding surname increased 189 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,570 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 282 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 131 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spedding Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Episcopalian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Spedding surname are 12.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.34% registered with the political party.

The amount Spedding earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 97.59% more than the national average, earning R 469,560 per year; in United States they earn 19.08% more than the national average, earning $51,383 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.43% less than the national average, earning $46,490 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Speddings9449/
Speddding941/
Speedding941/
Speding9319/
Speddin930/
Speeding88110/
Spidding880/
Spadding880/
Spedin861/
Speedings822/
Spedden80601/
Spading80171/
Speedin801/
Spedina801/
Speden71100/
Speiden67185/
Speeden6745/
Spidion679/
Spodink672/
Spieden671/
Spidden670/
Sppeden670/
Spiden57144/
Spydyn571/
Spyden571/
Spoiden53190/
Spydyna531/
Spayden530/

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