Spinks Surname

34,970th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Spinks Surname Definition:

This was at one time a not uncommon surname around Arbroath. Alexander Spink appears as shoremaster there in 1624 (Hay, Arbroath, p. 319). The earliest record of the name in Scotland is in 1261 when an inquest was held to determine the right which the wife of Robert Spine claimed to have to the king's garden of Elgin (APS.

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Spinks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,6201:47,5675,771
England3,9591:14,0742,078
Australia2,3271:11,6011,704
Canada4911:75,0428,471
New Zealand1881:24,0874,212
Scotland1681:31,8683,219
South Africa1051:515,97841,519
Wales551:56,2645,128
Thailand401:1,765,959222,048
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Trinidad and Tobago201:68,1995,276
Singapore171:323,98313,856
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
France61:11,070,454349,096
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland721:61,5264,797
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,9341:12,6041,903
Scotland501:74,8644,249
Wales321:49,0132,509
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1641:43,1435,018

Spinks (45) may also be a first name.

Spinks Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This was at one time a not uncommon surname around Arbroath. Alexander Spink appears as shoremaster there in 1624 (Hay, Arbroath, p. 319). The earliest record of the name in Scotland is in 1261 when an inquest was held to determine the right which the wife of Robert Spine claimed to have to the king's garden of Elgin (APS., I, p. 99).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

] , Spink's (Son).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

In England the chaffinch; in Scotland the goldfinch.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A bird, a finch.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Spink and Spinks are still Norwich names. Thomas Spink or Spynk was a notable Norwich citizen in the 14th century, and sat as one of its burgesses in Parliament. Richard Spynk was another Norwich citizen in 1342. Spink was the name of the vicars of Attlebridge and Wroxham in 1445 and 1472 (Bl.). The name of Spink occurred in Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire in the 13th century (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Spinks Last Name Facts

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

Spinks (Arabic: سبينكس, Russian: Спинкс) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spinks? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 34,970th most common last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 481,471 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Spinks are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Spinks is also the 1,504,468th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 45 people.

Spinks is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 7,620 people, or 1 in 47,567. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 16 percent are found, Georgia, where 8 percent are found and North Carolina, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States Spinks occurs in 46 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent are found and Australia, where 15 percent are found.

Spinks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Spinks has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 655 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 205 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 336 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 172 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Spinks Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Spinks last name is primarily Anglican (79%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Spinks surname are 14.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.82% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Spinks earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 40.74% more than the national average, earning R 334,452 per year; in United States they earn 8.1% less than the national average, earning $39,656 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.36% less than the national average, earning $48,512 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spienks921/
Spincks920/
Spnks910/
D'Spinks861/
Spenks8314/
Spings839/
Spinxs833/
Spinkx832/
Spinx7327/
Spängs6714/
Spengs676/
Spnggs673/
Spencs670/
Spenx551/
Spynx550/

Spinks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Spinks in the Russian language
Спинксspinks-
Spinks in the Arabic language
سبينكسsbynks-

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