Spital Surname
Approximately 244 people bear this surname
Spital Surname Definition:
ME. spltal, an aphetised form of Old French hospital. The old Dumbartonshire family of Spittal derived their name from the lands of Spittal in the parish of Kilmaron, which at an earlier date had belonged to the Knights Hospitallers (Strathendrick, p.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 87 | 1:4,166,195 | 223,594 |
| Germany | 40 | 1:2,012,636 | 110,053 |
| Argentina | 33 | 1:1,295,255 | 74,988 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Paraguay | 17 | 1:425,691 | 5,975 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Slovenia | 4 | 1:621,919 | 23,710 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Špital (13) & Špitál (15) are calculated separately.
Spital (18) may also be a first name.
Spital Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
ME. spltal, an aphetised form of Old French hospital. The old Dumbartonshire family of Spittal derived their name from the lands of Spittal in the parish of Kilmaron, which at an earlier date had belonged to the Knights Hospitallers (Strathendrick, p. 252). In or before 1394 Adam de Spydeloch resigned the lands of Ladlewn (Levenax, p. 59), and in 1461 Donald of Spvtale was one of an inquest to determine the rights of pasturage which the Temple lands had over the adjoining town and territory of Letter (Strathendrick, p. 222). The Dumbartonshire Spittals are classed as a sept of Buchanan whose chief they followed. Mathew del Spitel is mentioned in a Coldingham charter of 1285 (Raine, 262). Walter del Spetalle alias Walterus de Hospitali received from David II a charter of a tenth part of the lands of Kynynmunthe in the quarter of Fortheryf, 1365 (RMS,, I, 218,220), i nd these lands were in possession of Johannes de Spitale in 1395 (RPSA., p. 3). John Spitale was burgess of Edinburgh, 1423 (Egidii, p. 45), William Spittale de Luquhat had a precept of remission in 1526 (RSS. I, 3596), and dominus John Spettale was chaplain in Linlithgow, 1531 (Johnsoun). Henry Spittle, late bookbinder in Edinburgh, 1732 (Guildry, p. 142). Spetal 1493, Spetall 1509, Spettall 1529, Spittele 1634, Spittell 1627.
] (Anglo-French-Latin) Dweller at or by (or attendant in) a Hospital [Middle English spitel, spital, Old French (h)ospital (French hôpital); L.Latin hospitale, a large house; Latin hospitalis, relating to a guest or host] Richard atte Spitale.—Parl. Writs, A.D. 1300.
Lete bere hem [them] to the spitel anoon.—Rom. of the Rose, C 6505.
Spit(t)al or Spittle is a fairly-common British place-name: Spittal, Pemb., “had formerly a chapel or hospital belonging to Slebech preceptory’’; Spittal, Lincs, has “St. Edmund’s hospital, which was founded for poor women prior to 1330"; Spittle-Hill, Northumb., “had formerly a hospital dedicated to St. Leonard” (Nat Gaz., 1868).
(English, Scottish) Dweller in, or near, a hospital, a house for travelers, generally a religious house, later a home for the needy and infirm; one who came from Spittal (house), the name of many places in Scotland.
A contraction of hospital, a lazar-house, or asylum for the poor, of which there were many, Upon a religious basis, in the middle ages. Many hamlets both in England and Scotland are so called.
An hospital.
Spital Demographics
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Spital Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Spital Come From? nationality or country of origin
Spital is found most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Špital or Špitál. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Spital? popularity and diffusion
The last name Spital is the 1,032,007th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 29,866,991 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Spital reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Spital is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used given name internationally, held by 18 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 4,166,195. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 17 percent reside, Florida, where 14 percent reside and New York, where 14 percent reside. Other than The United States it exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 16 percent reside and Argentina, where 14 percent reside.
Spital Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Spital has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Spital surname rose 1,740 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 275 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Spital Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Spital surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% being registered with the party.
Spital earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.58% more than the national average, earning $44,262 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Špital | 94 | 13 | / |
| Spitale | 92 | 2,524 | / |
| Spittal | 92 | 1,215 | / |
| Shpital | 92 | 72 | / |
| Szpital | 92 | 14 | / |
| Spitall | 92 | 1 | / |
| Špitál | 89 | 15 | / |
| Spittall | 86 | 23 | / |
| Spitalle | 86 | 1 | / |
| Spittalt | 86 | 0 | / |
| Spitol | 83 | 21 | / |
| Spetal | 83 | 1 | / |
| Spitalova | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shpytal | 77 | 140 | / |
| Spetale | 77 | 67 | / |
| Szpitol | 77 | 4 | / |
| Spitole | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shpitol | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shpitalova | 75 | 3 | / |
| Spitholt | 71 | 73 | / |
| Špitalová | 67 | 3 | / |
| Spitoł | 67 | 1 | / |
| Špitálová | 53 | 27 | / |
| Špitolová | 53 | 7 | / |
| Spechtold | 53 | 7 | / |
| Spechthold | 50 | 5 | / |
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