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

The surname Speight is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname Speight is the 40,377^th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 561,271 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Speight live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,525,482^nd most commonly used forename internationally, borne by 44 people.

Speight is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 7,032 people, or 1 in 51,544. In The United States it is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 26 percent are found, Maryland, where 9 percent are found and Virginia, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States Speight exists in 45 countries. It is also common in England, where 33 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Speight Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Speight has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Speight surname rose 745 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 174 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 3,633 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 6,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 423 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Speight Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Speight last name is principally Anglican (54%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Speight surname are 5.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.88% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Speight earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.83% less than the national average, earning 253,237 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 88.55% more than the national average, earning R 448,068 per year; in United States they earn 8.21% less than the national average, earning $39,607 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.73% more than the national average, earning $54,020 CAD per year.