Spinster Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Spinster Surname User-submission:

Spinster is an old feminine version of the Spinner, a surname applied to an unmarried women, with no family, whose daily labor consisted of spinning the domestic spinning wheel (used in medieval times).

Spinster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Spinster Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Spinster is an old feminine version of the Spinner, a surname applied to an unmarried women, with no family, whose daily labor consisted of spinning the domestic spinning wheel (used in medieval times).

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Spinster Last Name Facts

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

Spinster is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Spinster? popularity and diffusion

The last name Spinster is the 4,649,889th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Spinster reside; 39 percent reside in North America and 39 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Spinster is primarily concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 29 percent live, Arizona, where 14 percent live and California, where 14 percent live. Other than The United States this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 22 percent live and Jamaica, where 11 percent live.

Spinster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Spinster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Spinster last name grew 175 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spinster Last Name Statistics demography

Spinster earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.21% less than the national average, earning $27,958 USD per year.

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Footnotes

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