Spellecy Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Fiji

Spellecy Surname Definition:

Ó Spealghusa (W) Clare. IF 315*

Spellecy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Fiji11:894,3914,568
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Spellecy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Spealghusa (W) Clare. IF 315*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Spellecy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spellecy is most common in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spellecy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,506,728th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname Spellecy occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Spellecy live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 6,249,292. In The United States Spellecy is most common in: Missouri, where 45 percent are found, New York, where 19 percent are found and Nebraska, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Fiji, where 2 percent are found.

Spellecy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Spellecy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Spellecy last name expanded 242 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spellecy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Spellecy surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.

Spellecy earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.8% less than the national average, earning $28,563 USD per year.

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Footnotes

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