Spiking Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Spiking Surname Definition:

(English) a nickname from the 0.(N.)E. spícing, m. ‘a spike’, ‘nail’.

Cp. North. Dial, spiking, ‘a large nail’.

Spiking Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:4,707,259244,676
England501:1,114,36153,243
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Spiking Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) a nickname from the 0.(N.)E. spícing, m. ‘a spike’, ‘nail’.

Cp. North. Dial, spiking, ‘a large nail’.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Spiking Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spiking occurs most in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spiking? popularity and diffusion

The last name Spiking is the 1,491,356th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Spiking live; 55 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 4,707,259. In The United States Spiking is mostly found in: Missouri, where 64 percent reside, California, where 14 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 35 percent reside and Indonesia, where 8 percent reside.

Spiking Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Spiking has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Spiking surname increased 367 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spiking Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Spiking are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

Spiking earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.9% less than the national average, earning $38,877 USD per year.

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