Speedie Surname

363,083rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 995 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Speedie Surname Definition:

Thomas Spedy, witness in Edinburgh, 1553 (Laing, 614), John Spidie in Dunfermline, 1571 (Dunfermline), and Tom Speedy, game-keeper and naturalist, died 1924. Spathie, Speddie, Spethy.

Speedie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2761:19,3982,279
Canada1821:202,44819,751
United States1551:2,338,445144,975
Australia1281:210,90420,401
England1181:472,18730,747
South Africa851:637,38547,411
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Ireland61:784,82316,062
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1951:19,1961,951
England111:2,215,94364,354
Isle of Man81:6,784664
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Speedie (16) may also be a first name.

Speedie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Thomas Spedy, witness in Edinburgh, 1553 (Laing, 614), John Spidie in Dunfermline, 1571 (Dunfermline), and Tom Speedy, game-keeper and naturalist, died 1924. Spathie, Speddie, Spethy.

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

Speedie Last Name Facts

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

The last name Speedie (Hindi: स्पीडी) is held by more people in Scotland than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Speedie? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 363,083rd most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,324,167 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 42 percent of Speedie are found; 42 percent are found in Northern Europe and 42 percent are found in British Isles. Speedie is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent given name in the world, held by 16 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Scotland, where it is carried by 276 people, or 1 in 19,398. In Scotland Speedie is primarily found in: North Lanarkshire, where 17 percent reside, South Lanarkshire, where 14 percent reside and Perth and Kinross, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Scotland Speedie is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Speedie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Speedie has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the Speedie surname increased 142 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,409 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,073 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 33 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Speedie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Speedie last name are 23.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70% registered with the political party.

The amount Speedie earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 25.49% less than the national average, earning R 177,060 per year; in United States they earn 11.26% more than the national average, earning $48,009 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.54% more than the national average, earning $54,421 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Speede92290/
Speedi92250/
Spedie923/
Speedis8621/
Speeder866/
Speddie863/
Speedee862/
Speedey860/
Spedi8315/
Speedy772,029/
Spoede7798/
Spadie7770/
Spidie7720/
Spedit772/
Speddi771/
Spedio771/
Spaede770/
Spiede770/
Spaddie7114/
Spaudie718/
Spediya718/
Spedith711/
Spidieh711/
Spaydie710/
Spadi67598/
Speda67213/
Spede6732/
Spidi6729/
Spedy6728/
Spydi671/

Speedie Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Speedie in the Hindi language
स्पीडीspidi-

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