Spensley Surname

345,372nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,060 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Spensley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spensley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5371:103,75810,896
United States4081:888,38067,160
Canada601:614,09350,489
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
France101:6,642,272293,169
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2111:115,52311,173
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

Spensley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spensley is found most in England. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Spensley.

How Common Is The Last Name Spensley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 345,372nd most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,875,043 people. Spensley occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Spensley live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Spensley is most numerous in England, where it is held by 537 people, or 1 in 103,758. In England it is mostly found in: North Yorkshire, where 18 percent live, Durham, where 17 percent live and Tyne and Wear, where 13 percent live. Barring England Spensley occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Spensley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Spensley has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Spensley surname rose 255 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 729 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spensley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Spensley last name are 18.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.35% registered with the party.

The amount Spensley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.72% more than the national average, earning $46,479 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.5% more than the national average, earning $59,866 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spenscley940/
Spensly931/
Spencley88339/
Spinsley882/
Spensler880/
Spenchley820/
Spencly800/
Spinsler752/
Spnssler751/
Spenzler750/
Spinseller670/
Spånslätt598/

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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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  • 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 Spensley
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