Spire Surname

373,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 959 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
France

Spire Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the spier,' i.e. watchman; v. Scorer. The final 's' in Spiers is genitive.

Robertas Spyer, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Richard Spyre, 1515: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Spire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5861:618,53150,040
France2151:308,94347,111
South Africa841:644,97347,754
England201:2,785,90397,972
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England811:300,93020,318
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2031:247,38320,545

The alternate forms: Spiré (1) & Spīre (1) are calculated separately.

Spire (86) may also be a first name.

Spire Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the spier,' i.e. watchman; v. Scorer. The final 's' in Spiers is genitive.

Robertas Spyer, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Richard Spyre, 1515: Register of the University of Oxford.

1662-3. John Spier, Oxfordshire, and Jane Price: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

1802. Married — Robert Spear and Maria Baker: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

V. Spyer.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A city in Germany.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Spires, German Speyer, a city of Germany, cap. Rhenish Bavaria.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Spire Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spire (Russian: Спире) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear as: Spiré or Spīre. Click here to see other possible spellings of Spire.

How Common Is The Last Name Spire? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 373,745th most prevalent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 7,599,109 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Spire reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Spire is also the 1,032,266th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 86 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 586 people, or 1 in 618,531. In The United States it is mostly found in: Missouri, where 21 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Florida, where 11 percent live. Beside The United States this last name exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in France, where 22 percent live and South Africa, where 9 percent live.

Spire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Spire has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Spire surname increased 289 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spire Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Spire are 16.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.83% being registered with the party.

The amount Spire earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.78% less than the national average, earning R 78,948 per year and in United States they earn 3.46% more than the national average, earning $44,644 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spiré931/
Spīre931/
Spires9111,003/
Spirea911,153/
Spirer91277/
Spaire9167/
Spirge9155/
Sphire9133/
Spirey9115/
Spiret9112/
Spiere914/
Shpire911/
Speire911/
Spitre911/
Spiree911/
Spirez910/
Spir89429/
Spre8920/
Shpirer83216/
Spayire83194/
Speirer8363/
Spirres8344/
Spierre8311/
Spitrey8311/
Spirett837/
Spuires834/
Spireas834/
Szpirer833/
Speires832/
Spaires832/
Sppiere831/
Spirrey830/
Spier806,284/
Spira802,830/
Speir802,555/
Spare801,236/
Spiri80938/
Spiry80309/
Spirt80211/
Spure80173/
Spere80172/
Spair80145/
Spirz80130/
Spåre8090/
Szpir8053/
Shpir8036/
Spyre8012/
Sphir801/
Spird801/
Sprej801/
Spuir801/
Spihr800/
Spior800/
Sphre800/
Spoir800/
Spirrett7747/
Speierer7723/
Schpirer777/
Spirit732,385/
Speare731,076/
Sparre731,060/
Sparey73669/
Sperre73434/
Spyres73268/
Spirgi73235/
Spirio73228/
Sphere73128/
Sperer7398/
Spirra7393/
Spiris7385/
Sphair7383/
Shpirt7377/
Shpira7351/
Spurej7343/
Sperge7339/
Speres7332/
Speere7326/
Szpira7326/
Spirid7324/
Spurre7322/
Spirip7321/
Sperje7320/
Spyrea7317/
Spyere7314/
Spitri7313/
Spürer7313/
Spiraj7313/
Szpirt738/
Spiera738/
Spairi737/
Spaere737/
Spierr736/
Sperez735/
Sperey733/
Spaira733/
Spyrie733/
Spered733/
Sperie733/
Shpure733/
Spaare733/
Spirrh733/
Špirer733/
Spiryt733/
Schpre732/
Spirtt732/
Spiroy732/
Spaair732/
Sprehi731/
Sparee731/
Spesre731/
Spirij731/
Spirii731/
Spurey731/
Spierz731/
Speret731/
Szpier731/
Sphiri731/
Spayre731/
Sppier731/
Spieri731/
Spyree730/
Speiry730/
Spiory730/
Spyrer730/
Spoere730/
Spirth730/
Spurie730/
Spurea730/
Spoure730/
Spirry730/
Spaggiare711/
Spirova672,079/
Sperrer67569/
Speyrer67464/
Sper67446/
Sparrey67287/
Speares67173/
Spearey67145/
Sperrey67119/
Schpeir6774/
Spoerre6766/
Spyreas6759/
Spyr6752/
Spearie6726/
Spearer6721/
Spehrer6714/
Spurrey6710/
Spejare6710/
Spirová6710/
Spirich678/
Shpyrer676/
Spiritt675/
Shperer674/
Sperher674/
Spitrys674/
Spajare674/
Schpira673/
Spirych672/
Speyere672/
Špir672/
Spayere672/
Shpered671/
Spurrie671/
Speirio671/
Speiris671/
Spergey671/
Spetree671/
Speyres671/
Spirish671/
Spairai671/
Sphereh671/
Schpier671/
Spayira671/
Spayiri671/
Zpir671/
Spourge670/
Spheres670/
Sperrie670/
Spohier670/
Spahare670/
Spaihtr670/
Sppeere670/
Speeres670/
Sperest670/

Spire Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Spire in the Russian language
Спиреspire-

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Spire Reference & Research

Speer-Spear-Speir DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Speer-Spear-Speir FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Spire
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