Spinks Surname
Approximately 15,136 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameSpinks Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,620 | 1:47,567 | 5,771 |
| England | 3,959 | 1:14,074 | 2,078 |
| Australia | 2,327 | 1:11,601 | 1,704 |
| Canada | 491 | 1:75,042 | 8,471 |
| New Zealand | 188 | 1:24,087 | 4,212 |
| Scotland | 168 | 1:31,868 | 3,219 |
| South Africa | 105 | 1:515,978 | 41,519 |
| Wales | 55 | 1:56,264 | 5,128 |
| Thailand | 40 | 1:1,765,959 | 222,048 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 20 | 1:68,199 | 5,276 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| United Arab Emirates | 15 | 1:610,818 | 23,687 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 72 | 1:61,526 | 4,797 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,934 | 1:12,604 | 1,903 |
| Scotland | 50 | 1:74,864 | 4,249 |
| Wales | 32 | 1:49,013 | 2,509 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,164 | 1:43,143 | 5,018 |
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).
] , Spink's (Son).
In England the chaffinch; in Scotland the goldfinch.
A bird, a finch.
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.).
Spinks Demographics
Average Spinks Salary in
United States
$39,656 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Spinks Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spinks in the Russian language | ||
| Спинкс | spinks | - |
| Spinks in the Arabic language | ||
| سبينكس | sbynks | - |
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