Speechly Surname

799,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 351 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Speechly Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Spetchley,' a parish in Worcestershire, near Worcester.

1770. Married — William Speechly and Mary Chell: St. George, Hanover Square.

Speechly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:4,832,786249,377
Australia711:380,22131,281
South Africa611:888,15957,770
England581:960,65648,451
India261:29,502,515369,827
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Wales41:773,63329,106
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1191:204,83516,153
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Speechly Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Spetchley,' a parish in Worcestershire, near Worcester.

1770. Married — William Speechly and Mary Chell: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Spetchley (Worc.: a.d. 967 œt Spœclea, a.d. 816 Spœcleahtun) = the Speech-Lea (evid. a field where public meetings were held) [Old English spǽc, speech, also ‘place of public speaking’ + leák, m., dat. leá, meadow, field]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Spetchley, a parish in Worcestershire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Spetchley; a location name in Worcestershire.

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

Speechly Last Name Facts

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

Speechly is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Speechly click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Speechly? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 799,576th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,762,239 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 28 percent of Speechly reside; 28 percent reside in North America and 28 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Speechly is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 4,832,786. In The United States it is primarily found in: Utah, where 51 percent live, California, where 27 percent live and Florida, where 11 percent live. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 20 percent live and South Africa, where 17 percent live.

Speechly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Speechly has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Speechly last name increased 441 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 51 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Speechly Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Speechly surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Speechly earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 89.74% more than the national average, earning R 450,900 per year; in United States they earn 6.71% more than the national average, earning $46,045 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $45,913 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Speechley941,430/
Speechlay945/
Spechly931/
Speachly881/
Speecley881/
Speichly880/
Spechley880/
Speachley821/
Spechle800/
Spechler75101/
Speichler7148/
Spitchley7139/
Spichli675/
Szpejchler672/
Spichler6320/
Szpichler599/
Spitchler590/
Szpajchler5635/
Szpaichler5626/
Schpichler561/
Spiezle5324/
Spychła531/
Spicley531/
Spitzly530/
Spitzley501,064/
Spitzlay50102/

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