Spillings Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Spillings Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Spirling,' one of the endless suffixes in -ing; compare Browning, Harding, &c. The 's' in Sperlings and Spillings is the genitive, as in Williams, Jones, Simmonds, &c. The only other possible origin is a nickname; German Sperling, a sparrow.

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Spillings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1391:400,84927,632
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Spillings Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Spirling,' one of the endless suffixes in -ing; compare Browning, Harding, &c. The 's' in Sperlings and Spillings is the genitive, as in Williams, Jones, Simmonds, &c. The only other possible origin is a nickname; German Sperling, a sparrow.

Geoffrey Spirling, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry Sperling, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1631. Baptised — Dennys, d. Abraham Spillinge: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

Spilling’s (Son).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Spillings Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spillings has its highest incidence in England. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spillings? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,374,607th most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 45,547,162 people. The last name Spillings occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Spillings reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in British Isles.

Spillings is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 139 people, or 1 in 400,849. In England Spillings is mostly found in: Suffolk, where 37 percent are found, South Yorkshire, where 17 percent are found and Norfolk, where 16 percent are found. Aside from England it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Spillings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Spillings has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 496 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spillings Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Spillings earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.58% less than the national average, earning R 46,152 per year and in United States they earn 20.86% less than the national average, earning $34,146 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spilling94691/
Spellings89360/
Spelling82533/
Spælling8250/
Špilling824/
Spling803/
Spillingova801/
Spellink710/
Špillingová709/
Splink670/
Splinkova563/

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