Spindler Surname

24,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,986 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Spindler Surname Definition:

(English) Spindle-Maker [Middle English spin(d)el, Old English spinl, spindle + the agential suff. -ere]

Spindler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany10,9471:7,354923
United States5,2761:68,7007,991
Austria1,4791:5,758672
Brazil9941:215,3678,302
France8891:74,71610,477
England6891:80,8688,974
Australia2941:91,82210,515
Canada2861:128,83113,423
Switzerland1551:52,9876,909
Israel1421:60,2657,682
Hungary1291:76,0957,702
Denmark951:59,4186,037
Slovenia811:30,7126,195
Argentina791:541,05639,330
South Africa781:694,58649,962
New Zealand541:83,85811,975
Netherlands441:383,79941,363
Sweden431:228,99415,912
Wales201:154,72710,755
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
Croatia151:281,90728,677
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Paraguay111:657,8867,708
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
China31:455,773,85521,925
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Belize11:355,4743,977
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2911:83,7648,882
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9311:53,9416,070

The alternate forms: Špindler (549) are calculated separately.

Spindler (17) may also be a first name.

Spindler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Spindle-Maker [Middle English spin(d)el, Old English spinl, spindle + the agential suff. -ere]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, German) One who made spindles for use in spinning.

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

A maker of spindles, an implement used in making thread.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Spindler Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spindler (Arabic: سبيندلر, Russian: Спиндлер) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Špindler. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Spindler? popularity and diffusion

The last name Spindler is the 24,560th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 331,463 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Spindler reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Spindler is also the 2,694,839th most numerous forename at a global level It is held by 17 people.

The last name Spindler is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 10,947 people, or 1 in 7,354. In Germany Spindler is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 29 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent live and Saxony, where 11 percent live. Excluding Germany Spindler exists in 56 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent live and Austria, where 7 percent live.

Spindler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Spindler has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Spindler last name increased 567 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 237 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 183 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spindler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Spindler last name are 6.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.08% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Spindler earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 194.43% more than the national average, earning R 699,684 per year; in United States they earn 7.22% more than the national average, earning $46,264 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.31% more than the national average, earning $65,240 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Spindler Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Spindler in the Russian language
Спиндлерspindler-
Spindler in the Arabic language
سبيندلرsbyndlr-

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