Spering Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Spering Surname Definition:

Spearing: The Spearings have probably an ancestor in William Spearing, who owned land in South Brent 200 years ago (C.).

Spering Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1281:2,831,710167,846
Germany641:1,257,89880,532
England311:1,797,35772,927
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:760,88948,111

Spering Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Spearing: The Spearings have probably an ancestor in William Spearing, who owned land in South Brent 200 years ago (C.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Spering Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spering is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spering? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 980,795th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 27,709,300 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 38 percent of Spering reside; 28 percent reside in North America and 28 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Spering is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 2,831,710. In The United States it is most common in: New Jersey, where 13 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States Spering occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 24 percent live and England, where 12 percent live.

Spering Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Spering has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Spering surname grew 194 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 111 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spering Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Spering surname are 8.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.26% registered with the political party.

Spering earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.64% more than the national average, earning $46,444 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spiering933,918/
Spearing932,491/
Sperring931,588/
Speering931,120/
Spoering93138/
Speiring9316/
Sphering930/
Sperin92175/
Sperrings8852/
Spierieng881/
Speirings881/
Speerings881/
Spoehring881/
Spheering880/
Spearin86809/
Sparing86301/
Sperrin86261/
Sporing86203/
Spöring86150/
Spiring86147/
Spierin86107/
Speerin8672/
Spergin8644/
Sperink861/
Sperion861/
Spierng860/
Spern83112/
Sparring80184/
Sperinck8074/
Spearink8067/
Sporring8066/
Spearrin8066/
Sperrink8015/
Spherion805/
Spöhring804/
Spierinc804/
Spohring801/
Shpiring801/
Sperrint800/
Spirring800/
Sperreng800/
Spirin7714,725/
Spearn7764/
Sperne7711/
Speirn779/
Spyrin777/
Speren772/
Speern771/
Spiern770/
Sporng770/
Spairring756/
Spirina7117,319/
Spearen71120/
Sperryn7174/
Spiorin717/
Shpirin717/
Sporäng716/
Spireng715/
Shpyrin713/
Šparing712/
Schpern711/
Shperyn711/
Sperent711/
Szpirin711/
Spirgin710/
Spirinn710/
Sporeng710/
Spirn67166/
Shpyrina677/
Shpirina673/
Shperyna672/
Spierren671/
Spyrn671/
Spearent670/

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Spering Reference & Research

Sperin DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Spearin Surname FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Spearin Surname FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Sperin FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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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 Spering
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