Spender Surname
Approximately 1,050 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameSpender Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 462 | 1:120,602 | 12,205 |
| United States | 224 | 1:1,618,120 | 108,461 |
| Australia | 92 | 1:293,432 | 25,879 |
| France | 75 | 1:885,636 | 103,228 |
| New Zealand | 42 | 1:107,817 | 14,061 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| Wales | 37 | 1:83,636 | 6,963 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Poland | 11 | 1:3,455,341 | 126,214 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 234 | 1:104,168 | 10,414 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 50 | 1:1,004,374 | 59,252 |
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).
(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’.
Spender Demographics
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Spender Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Spender Come From? nationality or country of origin
Spender is found most in England. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Spender click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Spender? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 347,978th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 6,940,520 people. The last name Spender is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Spender reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in British Isles. Spender is also the 1,234,572nd most frequently occurring forename in the world, borne by 63 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 462 people, or 1 in 120,602. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 21 percent live, Staffordshire, where 16 percent live and Hampshire, where 10 percent live. Barring England this surname occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.
Spender Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Spender has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Spender last name expanded 197 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 448 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,233 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Spender Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Spender surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Spender last name are 16.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.16% registered to vote for the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spendier | 93 | 298 | / |
| Spiender | 93 | 1 | / |
| Shpender | 93 | 1 | / |
| Spende | 92 | 109 | / |
| Spinder | 86 | 618 | / |
| Spendea | 86 | 64 | / |
| Spendir | 86 | 1 | / |
| Spendey | 86 | 1 | / |
| Szpinder | 80 | 46 | / |
| Shpinder | 80 | 23 | / |
| Špende | 77 | 78 | / |
| Spinde | 77 | 40 | / |
| Spendi | 77 | 26 | / |
| Spenda | 77 | 9 | / |
| Spendy | 77 | 6 | / |
| Şpende | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shpendi | 71 | 223 | / |
| Spendio | 71 | 35 | / |
| Špinder | 71 | 32 | / |
| Spindre | 71 | 13 | / |
| Szpenda | 71 | 8 | / |
| Shpenda | 71 | 2 | / |
| Spendid | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shpendaj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Spinda | 62 | 240 | / |
| Spynda | 62 | 30 | / |
| Spindi | 62 | 2 | / |
| Şpendi | 62 | 2 | / |
| Špendi | 62 | 2 | / |
| Spindy | 62 | 1 | / |
| Špinderová | 59 | 17 | / |
| Szpinda | 57 | 446 | / |
| Shpynda | 57 | 269 | / |
| Szpynda | 57 | 105 | / |
| Shpëndi | 57 | 7 | / |
| Shpinda | 57 | 6 | / |
| Spynday | 57 | 1 | / |
| Shpindi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Spindis | 57 | 0 | / |
| Schpynda | 53 | 2 | / |
| Spindich | 53 | 0 | / |
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