Spinster Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
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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Average Spinster Salary in
United States
$27,958 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spenster | 88 | 10 | / |
| Sponster | 88 | 0 | / |
| Spoonster | 82 | 34 | / |
| Sebinster | 82 | 1 | / |
| Spånsäter | 82 | 1 | / |
| Siebenster | 78 | 0 | / |
| Spencter | 75 | 1 | / |
| Spanstra | 75 | 1 | / |
| Spensder | 75 | 0 | / |
| Spaanstra | 71 | 162 | / |
| Sabino Sotero | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sabino Sutero | 67 | 1 | / |
| Spence-Daure | 50 | 1 | / |
| Sabino Sudre | 50 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Spinster
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