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Where Does The Last Name Speer Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Speer (Arabic: سبير) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Speer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Speer? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 21,795^th most common family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 292,121 people. The last name Speer occurs mostly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Speer are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,234,572^nd most frequently occurring given name internationally, held by 63 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 16,638 people, or 1 in 21,785. In The United States Speer is most frequent in: Texas, where 13 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Florida, where 5 percent reside. Outside of The United States it occurs in 60 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 23 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Speer Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Speer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Speer surname increased 549 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 191 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Speer Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (46%) in Ireland.

In The United States Speer are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Speer earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 9.87% less than the national average, earning R 214,188 per year; in United States they earn 3.19% more than the national average, earning $44,524 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.32% more than the national average, earning $54,808 CAD per year.