Spellbrink Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Spellbrink Surname User-submission:

The surname originated in Germany where agricultural fields were called brink. That word was used in Northern Germany and is part of the Plattdeutsch (old German tongue). The word, spell, also originates in Plattdeutsch and is a very old form of the word, spiel, meaning 'to play'.

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Spellbrink Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany851:947,12366,306
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Spellbrink Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname originated in Germany where agricultural fields were called brink. That word was used in Northern Germany and is part of the Plattdeutsch (old German tongue). The word, spell, also originates in Plattdeutsch and is a very old form of the word, spiel, meaning 'to play'. A spellbrink was similar to a playground in an unusable corner of a field (often because of the shape of the field).

A different meaning of spellbrink is the use of a piece of land as a match-field for athletic competition.

In German the words for match-field and playground are closely related because match-field translates to spielfeld and playground translates to spielplatz; so this can be the cause of the two different meanings of the name.

- spidergirl

Spellbrink Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spellbrink is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Spellbrink? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,666,404th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Spellbrink are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 947,123. In Germany Spellbrink is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 46 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 44 percent live and Bavaria, where 7 percent live. Barring Germany this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and The Netherlands, where 8 percent live.

Spellbrink Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Spellbrink has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Spellbrink surname contracted 23 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spellbrink Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Spellbrink last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Spellbrink earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 100.12% more than the national average, earning $86,350 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spelbrink95230/
Spellbrinck9544/
Spielbrink90146/
Spellbring9055/
Spehlbrink9028/
Spelubrink901/
Spelbrinck900/
Spielbrinck869/
Spelbring84217/
Spelbrung741/

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