Spenncer Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Spenncer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spenncer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England11:55,718,059489,080
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Spenncer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spenncer occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spenncer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Spenncer occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Spenncer reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Spenncer is most prevalent in: California, where 60 percent reside, Arkansas, where 20 percent reside and Missouri, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent reside and Taiwan, where 14 percent reside.

Spenncer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Spenncer has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Spenncer last name contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Spenncer
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