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

Speight is found most in The United States. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

This surname is the 40,377^th most numerous surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 561,271 people. The last name Speight occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Speight are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,525,482^nd most common first name worldwide, borne by 44 people.

Speight is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 7,032 people, or 1 in 51,544. In The United States Speight is most numerous in: North Carolina, where 26 percent reside, Maryland, where 9 percent reside and Virginia, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States Speight occurs in 45 countries. It also occurs in England, where 33 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Speight Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Speight has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held 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 adherence of those carrying the Speight surname is chiefly Anglican (54%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Speight last name are 5.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.88% 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.