Sperring Surname
Approximately 1,588 people bear this surname
Sperring Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Spiring'; compare Browning, Harding, &c.
Reginald Spiring, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1665-6. Roger Spering and Helen Skinner: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
Read More About This SurnameSperring Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 839 | 1:66,410 | 7,713 |
| United States | 372 | 1:974,352 | 72,340 |
| Australia | 198 | 1:136,342 | 14,722 |
| Sweden | 44 | 1:223,790 | 15,522 |
| South Africa | 38 | 1:1,425,729 | 75,291 |
| Wales | 28 | 1:110,519 | 8,545 |
| New Zealand | 15 | 1:301,888 | 25,890 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Isle of Man | 8 | 1:10,728 | 2,153 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 464 | 1:52,533 | 6,338 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:156,842 | 6,008 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 58 | 1:865,839 | 52,959 |
Sperring Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Spiring'; compare Browning, Harding, &c.
Reginald Spiring, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1665-6. Roger Spering and Helen Skinner: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
= Spearing, q.v.
Spearing: The Spearings have probably an ancestor in William Spearing, who owned land in South Brent 200 years ago (C.).
Sperring Demographics
Sperring Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sperring Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sperring Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sperring is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sperring? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sperring is the 249,873rd most widespread surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 4,589,135 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Sperring reside; 59 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in British Isles.
The last name Sperring is most common in England, where it is borne by 839 people, or 1 in 66,410. In England Sperring is most frequent in: Somerset, where 12 percent reside, Gloucestershire, where 12 percent reside and West Midlands, where 8 percent reside. Apart from England this last name exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.
Sperring Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sperring has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Sperring last name increased 181 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 641 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 280 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Sperring Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Sperring surname is principally Catholic (71%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Sperring last name are 22.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.39% being registered with the political party.
The amount Sperring earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 18.86% more than the national average, earning R 282,456 per year; in United States they earn 8.9% more than the national average, earning $46,990 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.19% less than the national average, earning $41,638 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sperrings | 94 | 52 | / |
| Spering | 93 | 263 | / |
| Sperrin | 93 | 261 | / |
| Spiering | 88 | 3,918 | / |
| Spearing | 88 | 2,491 | / |
| Speering | 88 | 1,120 | / |
| Sparring | 88 | 184 | / |
| Spoering | 88 | 138 | / |
| Spearrin | 88 | 66 | / |
| Sporring | 88 | 66 | / |
| Speiring | 88 | 16 | / |
| Sperrink | 88 | 15 | / |
| Spirring | 88 | 0 | / |
| Sperreng | 88 | 0 | / |
| Sperrint | 88 | 0 | / |
| Sphering | 88 | 0 | / |
| Sperin | 86 | 175 | / |
| Spairring | 82 | 6 | / |
| Speirings | 82 | 1 | / |
| Speerings | 82 | 1 | / |
| Spierieng | 82 | 1 | / |
| Spoehring | 82 | 1 | / |
| Spheering | 82 | 0 | / |
| Spearin | 80 | 809 | / |
| Sparing | 80 | 301 | / |
| Sporing | 80 | 203 | / |
| Spöring | 80 | 150 | / |
| Spiring | 80 | 147 | / |
| Spierin | 80 | 107 | / |
| Sperryn | 80 | 74 | / |
| Speerin | 80 | 72 | / |
| Spergin | 80 | 44 | / |
| Sperion | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sperink | 80 | 1 | / |
| Spierng | 80 | 0 | / |
| Spern | 77 | 112 | / |
| Sperinck | 75 | 74 | / |
| Spearink | 75 | 67 | / |
| Spherion | 75 | 5 | / |
| Spöhring | 75 | 4 | / |
| Spierinc | 75 | 4 | / |
| Spierren | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shpiring | 75 | 1 | / |
| Spohring | 75 | 1 | / |
| Spirin | 71 | 14,725 | / |
| Spearn | 71 | 64 | / |
| Sperne | 71 | 11 | / |
| Speirn | 71 | 9 | / |
| Spyrin | 71 | 7 | / |
| Speren | 71 | 2 | / |
| Speern | 71 | 1 | / |
| Spiern | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sporng | 71 | 0 | / |
| Spirina | 67 | 17,319 | / |
| Spearen | 67 | 120 | / |
| Spiorin | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shpirin | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sporäng | 67 | 6 | / |
| Spireng | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shpyrin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Šparing | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sperent | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shperyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szpirin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schpern | 67 | 1 | / |
| Spirinn | 67 | 0 | / |
| Spirgin | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sporeng | 67 | 0 | / |
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Sperring Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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