Sperry Surname
Approximately 12,317 people bear this surname
Sperry Surname Definition:
(English) Descendant of Sperri (spear).
Sperry Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,136 | 1:32,548 | 4,063 |
| England | 411 | 1:135,567 | 13,298 |
| Canada | 255 | 1:144,493 | 14,820 |
| Brazil | 132 | 1:1,621,775 | 53,533 |
| France | 89 | 1:746,323 | 92,306 |
| New Zealand | 79 | 1:57,321 | 9,018 |
| Australia | 70 | 1:385,653 | 31,598 |
| Wales | 25 | 1:123,781 | 9,267 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Chile | 13 | 1:1,355,113 | 23,887 |
| Ecuador | 11 | 1:1,445,986 | 17,636 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 148 | 1:164,698 | 14,111 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,033 | 1:16,557 | 2,115 |
Sperry (279) may also be a first name.
Sperry Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Descendant of Sperri (spear).
An ancient Christian name. The Domesd. of Staffordshire has a Sperri among the tenants in chief.
Sperry Demographics
Average Sperry Salary in
United States
$45,361 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sperry Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sperry Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sperry is found most in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sperry? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 42,327th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 591,666 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Sperry reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Sperry is also the 531,524th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 279 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 11,136 people, or 1 in 32,548. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 10 percent are found, Utah, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 5 percent are found. Apart from The United States Sperry exists in 45 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.
Sperry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sperry has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 367 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 278 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sperry Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sperry surname are 14.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.59% being registered with the political party.
The amount Sperry earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.13% more than the national average, earning $45,361 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.12% less than the national average, earning $48,134 CAD per year.
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Sperry Reference & Research
Sperry FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Sperry 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
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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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 Sperry
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