Spiney Surname
Approximately 72 people bear this surname
Spiney Surname Definition:
SPINY: William Spiny, provost of the collegiate church of Tain, 1514 (Beauly, p. 184) derived his name from Spynie near Elgin.
Spiney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 50 | 1:71,227 | 9,458 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Transnistria | 2 | 1:237,350 | 16,204 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 16 | 1:1,523,461 | 51,234 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 57 | 1:881,030 | 53,642 |
Spiney Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
SPINY: William Spiny, provost of the collegiate church of Tain, 1514 (Beauly, p. 184) derived his name from Spynie near Elgin.
SPYNIE: From Spynie in the parish of the same name in Moray. Henricus ae Spyny was vicar of Banf, 1323 (RAA., I, p. 223). William de Spyny who appears as canon of the church of Moray in 1363 (REM., p. 313) may be the William de Spyny who was procurator for the abbot of Aberbrothoc in 1375 (RAA., II, 34). John de Spyny petitioned for a canonry and prebend of Neu and Ros ven in Ros, 1407 (Pap. Pet., I, p. 635). Sir William Spyne or Spynie, provost of Thane or Tayne (Tain) in 1509 (OPS., II, p. 661) was dead before 1545 (Laing, 495). Espyny 1394.
A thicket; a small plantation. Halliwell. Evidently the same as the Latin spinetum, a bushy place, or patch of thorns. The name is probably only another form of Thorne, anciently latinized "De Spineto." In Buckinghamshire, however, spinney means a brook.
Spiney Demographics
Average Spiney Salary in
United States
$26,950 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Spiney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Spiney Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Spiney (Russian: Спиней) is found most in Moldova. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Spiney? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,237,939th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname Spiney occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Spiney are found; 89 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 69 percent are found in Romanian Europe.
This last name is most widespread in Moldova, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 71,227. In Moldova Spiney is mostly concentrated in: Soroca District, where 52 percent live, Chișinău Municipality, where 20 percent live and Bălți Municipality, where 14 percent live. Other than Moldova Spiney exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.
Spiney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Spiney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Spiney last name decreased 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Spiney Last Name Statistics demography
Spiney earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.54% less than the national average, earning $26,950 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Spiney Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spiney in the Russian language | ||
| Спиней | spinej | - |
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