Speyer Surname

218,998th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,869 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Aruba

Speyer Surname Definition:

(Ger.) belonging to Speyer or Spires (Bavaria), the 8th-cent. Spiraha [O.H.Ger. aha, a stream: the first elem. evid. repr. the O.H.Ger. form of Ger. spier, ‘fine blade of grass’; cogn. with Old English spir, spike, stalk, ‘tapering shoot (of reed),’ and Dano-Norwegian spire, sprout, sprig] The stream, at whose confluence with the Rhine Speyer is situated, is now called Speyerbach [Ger.

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Speyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8941:405,43535,365
Germany1731:465,34940,819
Netherlands1251:135,09720,820
Israel1161:73,7739,034
France1061:626,62982,018
England941:592,74535,632
Australia771:350,59429,558
Poland751:506,78349,442
Canada651:566,85547,218
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Wales91:343,83718,086
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1171:429,22031,367

Speyer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) belonging to Speyer or Spires (Bavaria), the 8th-cent. Spiraha [O.H.Ger. aha, a stream: the first elem. evid. repr. the O.H.Ger. form of Ger. spier, ‘fine blade of grass’; cogn. with Old English spir, spike, stalk, ‘tapering shoot (of reed),’ and Dano-Norwegian spire, sprout, sprig] The stream, at whose confluence with the Rhine Speyer is situated, is now called Speyerbach [Ger. bach, rivulet]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) One who came from Speyer, in Bavaria.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Speyer Last Name Facts

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

Speyer occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Speyer? popularity and diffusion

Speyer is the 218,998th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 3,899,168 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Speyer are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Speyer is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 894 people, or 1 in 405,435. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 18 percent are found, California, where 16 percent are found and Ohio, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname is found in 29 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 9 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 7 percent are found.

Speyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Speyer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Speyer last name expanded 764 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 470 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Speyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Speyer last name are 4.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.08% registered with the political party.

The amount Speyer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.11% more than the national average, earning R 416,124 per year; in United States they earn 16.54% more than the national average, earning $50,286 USD per year and in Canada they earn 60.44% more than the national average, earning $79,712 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shpeyer9218/
Szpeyer926/
Speyere922/
Speer9124,947/
Spyer91181/
Speyr911/
Speier832,648/
Spayer83198/
Spejer8349/
Shpeer8336/
Speear8311/
Speerh835/
Spoyer834/
Spyier833/
Speehr832/
Hspeer831/
Speuer830/
Speerr830/
Spuyer830/
Szpejer7747/
Shpayer7729/
Speyart779/
Shpeier772/
Spayere772/
Speiert772/
Spoheer770/
Spear7322,173/
Spier736,284/
Speir732,555/
Spaer73307/
Speur7371/
Spoer7355/
Zpeer731/
Spuer730/
Shpayher7116/
Shpayeer715/
Szpeiher711/
Spehar671,721/
Speare671,076/
Spoehr67353/
Speurt6787/
Spoerr6784/
Shpaer6764/
Spaier6752/
Spajer6736/
Spower6727/
Spijer6720/
Speiar6710/
Speart678/
Spuehr677/
Spierr676/
Speard675/
Sphaer672/
Shpear672/
Spauer672/
Szpier671/
Spearr671/
Speire671/
Spaerh671/
Sphear671/
Spawer671/
Spiyar671/
Sppier671/
Shpuer671/
Spoyar671/
Spearz670/
Spouer670/
Speurr670/

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