Spiers Surname

40,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,973 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Spiers Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the spier,' i.e. watchman; v. Scorer. The final 's' in Spiers is genitive.

Robertas Spyer, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Richard Spyre, 1515: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Spiers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,1421:13,4521,981
United States3,9581:91,57610,295
Australia1,1161:24,1903,316
Scotland7841:6,8291,060
Canada7281:50,6126,131
South Africa5651:95,89011,697
New Zealand5631:8,0431,371
Northern Ireland5491:3,361659
Wales1061:29,1942,998
France731:909,900105,096
Germany621:1,298,47582,291
Belgium501:229,93329,007
Netherlands401:422,17943,576
Peru361:882,89218,060
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Trinidad and Tobago231:59,3034,842
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Guyana141:54,4444,775
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Monaco11:37,0664,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2141:20,7002,394
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6611:14,6752,185
Scotland7931:4,720742
Wales191:82,5483,796
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5861:85,6978,924

The alternate forms: Spiërs (19) are calculated separately.

Spiers (17) may also be a first name.

Spiers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the spier,' i.e. watchman; v. Scorer. The final 's' in Spiers is genitive.

Robertas Spyer, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Richard Spyre, 1515: Register of the University of Oxford.

1662-3. John Spier, Oxfordshire, and Jane Price: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

1802. Married — Robert Spear and Maria Baker: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Spyers, q.v. There has been some confusion with Speir(s, Spear(s, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Watchman”, from Old English “espy”.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) The watchman or lookout man.

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

Spiers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spiers is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Spiërs. For other potential spellings of Spiers click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spiers? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 40,412th most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 561,747 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 45 percent of Spiers live; 43 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 17 people.

The last name Spiers is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 4,142 people, or 1 in 13,452. In England it is mostly found in: Greater London, where 12 percent are found, Worcestershire, where 6 percent are found and West Midlands, where 6 percent are found. Apart from England this last name is found in 46 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Spiers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Spiers has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Spiers surname expanded 249 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 675 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 1 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 558 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Spiers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Spiers surname is chiefly Anglican (43%) in Ireland.

In The United States Spiers are 0.22% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.01% registered with the political party.

The amount Spiers earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 20.01% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,263 per year; in South Africa they earn 17.6% less than the national average, earning R 195,804 per year; in United States they earn 6.2% less than the national average, earning $40,473 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.37% more than the national average, earning $52,352 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spiërs9419/
Spiyers9217/
Speiers923/
Spijers921/
Spierss921/
Spiears921/
Spirs91350/
Spers9142/
Speijers86300/
Spiersch8644/
Spaaiers864/
Spiggers861/
Spears8356,015/
Speirs839,197/
Speers835,680/
Spyers83230/
Spehrs8387/
Spairs835/
Spaers833/
Sphers832/
Spoers831/
Sperrs831/
Spesrs831/
Spiors830/
Spirse830/
Sperse830/
Speyers77182/
Speairs7751/
Spowers7724/
Speeers773/
Spearse773/
Spearss773/
Spearrs772/
Spejers772/
Spayers771/
Sperrås771/
Spierch771/
Spierce771/
Spheers771/
Speears771/
Speersd770/
Sphears770/
Spurs73242/
Spyrs735/
Speggers714/
Spirsova712/
Schppers711/
Spours67109/
Sperje6720/
Spurrs679/
Spirce675/
Sperch673/
Spirch671/
Sperce671/
Speersová671/
Xpeers671/

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