Speid Surname
Approximately 510 people bear this surname
Speid Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. Probably a font-name, wishing prosperity or good-speed to the child. The original meaning of speed is 'success.' If not this, it must be a nickname, significant of the quick, hasty movements of the first ancestor.
Read More About This SurnameSpeid Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 257 | 1:11,167 | 1,169 |
| United States | 139 | 1:2,607,618 | 157,688 |
| Panama | 55 | 1:71,132 | 3,050 |
| England | 36 | 1:1,547,724 | 66,012 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 13 | 1:287,940 | 9,345 |
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Speid Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. Probably a font-name, wishing prosperity or good-speed to the child. The original meaning of speed is 'success.' If not this, it must be a nickname, significant of the quick, hasty movements of the first ancestor. If baptismal, Speedy is but a pet-form, as in the case of Charlie, Tommy, Willy, &c.
Johannes Sped, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Margaret Sped, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Roger Sped, Oxfordshire, ibid.
1555-6. John Speede and Elizabeth Cheynye: Marriage Lic. (London).
Cicilie Speed, of Tattenhall, 1578: Wills at Chester.
Nicholas Speid occupied part of the lands of Cuikstone or Quygstone in Angus, 1410 (REB., I, 84), and Cuthbert Speid was witness in Forfar (Southesk, p. 720). Rev. George Speed, minister of Aberlour, Banffshire, diea 1688, and Mr. William Speed, minister at Botraphennie, residenter at Netherbyre parish of Aytoun, 1706 (Lauder), is probably Mr. William Speed, minister at Ednam, who was deposed in 1689 (RPC., 3. ser. XIV, p. 168).
Probably have reference to the swiftness of the original bearers.
In "The Western Martyrology" we learn that Mr. Joseph Speed of Culliton (Colyton in East Devon), one of the martyrs of the Monmouth rebellion of 1685, met his death on the scaffold with Christian fortitude.
Speid Demographics
Average Speid Salary in
United States
$41,371 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Speid Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Speid Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Speid occurs more in Jamaica more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Speid? popularity and diffusion
The last name Speid is the 607,405th most common surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 14,289,306 people. The surname Speid occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Speid reside; 50 percent reside in Caribbean and 50 percent reside in Anglo-Caribbean.
The surname is most commonly used in Jamaica, where it is carried by 257 people, or 1 in 11,167. In Jamaica it is most frequent in: Surrey County, where 70 percent live, Middlesex County, where 26 percent live and Cornwall County, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Jamaica it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent live and Panama, where 11 percent live.
Speid Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Speid has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 6,950 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 38 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Speid Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Speid surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Speid earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.12% less than the national average, earning $41,371 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.93% less than the national average, earning $37,795 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speids | 91 | 3 | / |
| Spei | 89 | 135 | / |
| Spid | 89 | 75 | / |
| Sped | 89 | 67 | / |
| Speed | 80 | 19,554 | / |
| Spaid | 80 | 1,578 | / |
| Speis | 80 | 546 | / |
| Speit | 80 | 207 | / |
| Spead | 80 | 120 | / |
| Spedt | 80 | 40 | / |
| Spied | 80 | 34 | / |
| Speyi | 80 | 20 | / |
| Speji | 80 | 9 | / |
| Speio | 80 | 9 | / |
| Shped | 80 | 3 | / |
| Shpei | 80 | 3 | / |
| Spidd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Spedh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Speiz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Szped | 80 | 1 | / |
| Spedd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Speie | 80 | 0 | / |
| Spoed | 80 | 0 | / |
| Spaed | 80 | 0 | / |
| Spoid | 80 | 0 | / |
| Speyd | 80 | 0 | / |
| Spedz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Spi | 75 | 2,014 | / |
| Spe | 75 | 63 | / |
| Speich | 73 | 1,839 | / |
| Speith | 73 | 337 | / |
| Shpedt | 73 | 264 | / |
| Speiss | 73 | 241 | / |
| Spaedt | 73 | 75 | / |
| Spehia | 73 | 42 | / |
| Spiedt | 73 | 32 | / |
| Shpeyd | 73 | 18 | / |
| Speeds | 73 | 16 | / |
| Speitz | 73 | 14 | / |
| Spejie | 73 | 7 | / |
| Speihs | 73 | 6 | / |
| Speedz | 73 | 5 | / |
| Spehiy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Spaidt | 73 | 2 | / |
| Spejić | 73 | 2 | / |
| Spegie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Spayed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Speiht | 73 | 1 | / |
| Speiiy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Speiph | 73 | 1 | / |
| Spaids | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shphid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Szpedt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Speits | 73 | 0 | / |
| Speias | 73 | 0 | / |
| Speish | 73 | 0 | / |
| Speead | 73 | 0 | / |
| Spee | 67 | 3,016 | / |
| Spit | 67 | 1,220 | / |
| Spio | 67 | 937 | / |
| Speh | 67 | 776 | / |
| Sper | 67 | 446 | / |
| Spis | 67 | 375 | / |
| Spai | 67 | 289 | / |
| Spey | 67 | 216 | / |
| Spiß | 67 | 208 | / |
| Spet | 67 | 163 | / |
| Spes | 67 | 155 | / |
| Spie | 67 | 112 | / |
| Spae | 67 | 75 | / |
| Spea | 67 | 70 | / |
| Spiz | 67 | 55 | / |
| Spad | 67 | 54 | / |
| Spye | 67 | 40 | / |
| Spoi | 67 | 38 | / |
| Spez | 67 | 21 | / |
| Shpeydt | 67 | 17 | / |
| Späd | 67 | 9 | / |
| Spée | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shpi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Spiy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Speicht | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sphe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shpe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hspe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sphi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Spui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sppi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sxpe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Spij | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zped | 67 | 2 | / |
| Spidova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Spoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Speachd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Speiesz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Speithp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sphehiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sppe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sspe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Šped | 67 | 1 | / |
| Speijht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Speu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjpe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Spue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Spej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sxpi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szpe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szpi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zpid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zspe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Speisch | 67 | 0 | / |
| Spih | 67 | 0 | / |
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