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 surname Speet is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Speet? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 557,722nd most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 12,785,168 people. Speet is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Speet are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 296 people, or 1 in 57,051. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 32 percent live, North Holland, where 31 percent live and North Brabant, where 11 percent live. Barring The Netherlands this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and Germany, where 11 percent live.

Speet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Speet has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name 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 holding the Speet surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political 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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