Spellman Surname

43,553rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,936 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Spellman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Spileman.' I am much tempted to set the name beside Speller, but saving in one or two cases all the entries have it Spileman, without prefix le. I think it must go as a personal name with Bateman, Tiddiman, &c.

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Spellman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,8421:36,8284,570
England7751:71,8948,230
Ireland5551:8,4851,177
Australia1691:159,73816,670
Canada1561:236,19022,564
Nicaragua1461:41,2401,315
South Africa851:637,38547,411
New Zealand661:68,61110,369
Wales501:61,8915,534
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2671:16,5912,054
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3461:70,4497,881
Scotland171:220,1897,953
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9381:25,9133,185

Spellman (86) may also be a first name.

Spellman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Spileman.' I am much tempted to set the name beside Speller, but saving in one or two cases all the entries have it Spileman, without prefix le. I think it must go as a personal name with Bateman, Tiddiman, &c. compare the German Spielmann; v. Speakman.

John Speleman, Nottinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Spelesman, Wiltshire, ibid.

Eustace Spileman, Oxfordshire, ibid.

There are nine entries of Spileman in the Hundred Rolls, representing five counties.

Richard Spileman, Wiltshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Nicholas Spilman, Wiltshire, ibid.

Thomas Spyleman, Close Rolls, 44 Henry III.

John Speleman, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Roger Spileman, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Eng) 1 equiv. to Speller, q.v.

2 for Spillman1, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Spealáin. This Gaelic name, anglicized Spillane, q.v., elsewhere, is Spelman in Connacht. MIF 221; Map Sligo

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish, English) A preacher or orator; one who entertained by stories, songs, buffoonery or juggling.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Camden says, "a learned manbut more probably either a man who works by spells, or turns, with another, or a worker of spells or charms. See English Surn., i. 113.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Danish.) From Spillemand, a fiddler. Spille, to game, to play.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From the Dutch, Speelman; from the German, Spielmann; from the Flemish, Spelmans; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Spellman Last Name Facts

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

Spellman (Russian: Спеллман) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spellman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 43,553rd most frequently held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 610,552 people. The surname Spellman occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Spellman are found; 81 percent are found in North America and 81 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Spellman is also the 1,032,266th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 86 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 9,842 people, or 1 in 36,828. In The United States Spellman is primarily found in: New York, where 10 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 38 countries. It is also common in England, where 6 percent are found and Ireland, where 5 percent are found.

Spellman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Spellman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Spellman last name rose 508 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 224 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 208 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 6 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spellman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Spellman last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Spellman surname are 4.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.52% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Spellman earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 43.09% more than the national average, earning R 340,044 per year; in United States they earn 5.41% more than the national average, earning $45,483 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.48% more than the national average, earning $50,915 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spellmann94111/
Spiellman947/
Speellman941/
Spellmain940/
Spelman933,745/
Spllman930/
Spiellmann892/
Speelman8810,935/
Spillman887,264/
Spielman885,611/
Spoelman88598/
Spellmon88140/
Speulman88139/
Spelmane8870/
Spelmann8841/
Spelmand881/
Spellmanová841/
Spellmanova841/
Spielmann829,826/
Spillmann821,911/
Spehlmann8237/
Speelmann8219/
Shpielman8210/
Spöllmann822/
Spillmaun821/
Spielmain821/
Spiehlman820/
Spillmane820/
Spilman802,584/
Spelmon8028/
Spelmam803/
Spiehlmann7820/
Shpilman75514/
Spilmann75368/
Szpilman75179/
Shpylman75144/
Speelmon75114/
Szpylman7569/
Spihlman7567/
Spillmon7534/
Spēlmane752/
Spilmane751/
Speelmam751/
Spihlmann71116/
Schpilman719/
Špielmann714/
Shpilmann714/
Spielmonn711/
Spilmon6743/
Spilmam6713/
Špilman676/

Spellman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Spellman in the Russian language
Спеллманspellman-

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