Spender Surname

347,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,050 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Spender Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title, 'one who spends money'; compare Spenser or Spencer.' Dispensier, a spender, also a cater, or clarke of a kitchen'

(Cotgrave, quoted by Skeat).

Johannes Spender, husband, et Anabi Hauxor ejus, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.

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Spender Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4621:120,60212,205
United States2241:1,618,120108,461
Australia921:293,43225,879
France751:885,636103,228
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
Canada391:944,75971,777
Wales371:83,6366,963
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2341:104,16810,414
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Spender (63) may also be a first name.

Spender Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title, 'one who spends money'; compare Spenser or Spencer.' Dispensier, a spender, also a cater, or clarke of a kitchen'

(Cotgrave, quoted by Skeat).

Johannes Spender, husband, et Anabi Hauxor ejus, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.

1577-8. fames Spender and Johanna Godfrey: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

(Anglo-Lat) Bursar; Paymaster [Middle English spender; from Old English spendan, to spend— Latin expendere, to weigh out, pay out] Johannes Spender.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Sometimes the duties of the spender seem to have been considered equivalent to those of the spenser or spencer (v. Spencer): cp. Dutch spinden, ‘to distribute bread’; spinde, ‘pantry’.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Spender Last Name Facts

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

Spender occurs most in England. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Spender? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 347,978th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 6,940,520 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Spender are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,234,572nd most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 63 people.

The surname Spender is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 462 people, or 1 in 120,602. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 21 percent live, Staffordshire, where 16 percent live and Hampshire, where 10 percent live. Not including England it exists in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Spender Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Spender has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 197 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 448 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spender Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Spender surname are 16.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.16% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Spender earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.47% less than the national average, earning $42,513 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.45% less than the national average, earning $45,485 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spendier93298/
Spiender931/
Shpender931/
Spende92109/
Spinder86618/
Spendea8664/
Spendir861/
Spendey861/
Szpinder8046/
Shpinder8023/
Špende7778/
Spinde7740/
Spendi7726/
Spenda779/
Spendy776/
Şpende771/
Shpendi71223/
Spendio7135/
Špinder7132/
Spindre7113/
Szpenda718/
Shpenda712/
Spendid711/
Shpendaj674/
Spinda62240/
Spynda6230/
Spindi622/
Şpendi622/
Špendi622/
Spindy621/
Špinderová5917/
Szpinda57446/
Shpynda57269/
Szpynda57105/
Shpëndi577/
Shpinda576/
Spynday571/
Shpindi571/
Spindis570/
Schpynda532/
Spindich530/

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