Speet Surname

557,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 570 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Speet Surname Definition:

(Teutonic) a nickname from the Woodpecker [Middle English spe(i)ght, etc.: cp. Dutch and Ger. specht (O.H.Ger. speht), woodpecker] Hugo Speght.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Eve, walking forth about the forrests, gathers Speights, parrots, peacocks, estrich scatter’d feathers.

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Speet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2961:57,0519,820
United States1401:2,588,992156,804
Germany621:1,298,47582,291
Australia281:964,13257,058
England171:3,277,533109,658
France121:5,535,227269,324
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:451,39625,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Speet Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic) a nickname from the Woodpecker [Middle English spe(i)ght, etc.: cp. Dutch and Ger. specht (O.H.Ger. speht), woodpecker] Hugo Speght.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Eve, walking forth about the forrests, gathers Speights, parrots, peacocks, estrich scatter’d feathers.— Sylvester’s tr. Du Bartas; T. Wright.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Speet Last Name Facts

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

The last name Speet is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Speet.

How Common Is The Last Name Speet? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 557,722nd most prevalent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 12,785,168 people. The surname Speet is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Speet reside; 65 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Speet is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 296 people, or 1 in 57,051. In The Netherlands Speet is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 32 percent reside, North Holland, where 31 percent reside and North Brabant, where 11 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Germany, where 11 percent reside.

Speet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Speet has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Speet surname grew 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 69 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Speet Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Speet last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Speet earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.26% more than the national average, earning $47,575 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Speets91281/
Speeth9180/
Speetz919/
Speeht910/
Speete910/
Spee893,016/
Spet89163/
Speecht832/
Speer8024,947/
Speed8019,554/
Speth805,993/
Spets801,387/
Shpet801,144/
Spees801,123/
Spetz801,032/
Spett80275/
Speit80207/
Szpet8091/
Spaet8076/
Speht8050/
Spedt8040/
Speat8036/
Spete8010/
Speez806/
Spiet804/
Speae802/
Speea802/
Speeh801/
Speep801/
Sphet801/
Spejt801/
Speyt801/
Spehe800/
Spe7563/
Specht7332,187/
Spieth732,298/
Speith73337/
Spetch73293/
Shpedt73264/
Shpets7392/
Shpeyt7375/
Spaedt7375/
Spaett7373/
Spoeth7345/
Shpeer7336/
Spiedt7332/
Speath7326/
Speech7321/
Speeds7316/
Spetts7315/
Spiett7314/
Speitz7314/
Spethz7310/
Shpyet739/
Szpeth736/
Shpeht735/
Speedz735/
Spetås735/
Speerh735/
Spette734/
Spehte734/
Speehr732/
Hspeer731/
Spoeht731/
Speiht731/
Sphett731/
Spieat731/
Spetht731/
Spoett731/
Spehts731/
Szpedt731/
Shpeep731/
Spesht731/
Speste731/
Spgeht731/
Speesh730/
Spaeht730/
Speits730/
Speerr730/
Speate730/
Speats730/
Speuth730/
Speatt730/
Spoiet730/
Speead730/
Spieht730/
Spethe730/
Spit671,220/
Speh67776/
Spyt67595/
Sper67446/
Spät67401/
Szpecht67298/
Spey67216/
Spes67155/
Spei67135/
Spie67112/
Speacht67109/
Spea6770/
Sped6767/
Spez6721/
Špet6718/
Shpeydt6717/
Spechtt6715/
Spescht6714/
Spechts6711/
Spée677/
Spét674/
Speicht673/
Sphe673/
Shpe672/
Hspe672/
Spetova672/
Sxpe672/
Schpetz672/
Speaths671/
Speithp671/
Sppe671/
Sspe671/
Spechte671/
Speijht671/
Speu671/
Sjpe671/
Spej671/
Szpe671/
Zspe671/

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