Spittal Surname
Approximately 1,215 people bear this surname
Spittal Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the spittle,' i.e. hospital.
Spittal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 249 | 1:108,416 | 12,099 |
| Canada | 207 | 1:177,998 | 17,780 |
| Scotland | 202 | 1:26,504 | 2,864 |
| United States | 191 | 1:1,897,691 | 123,202 |
| New Zealand | 150 | 1:30,189 | 5,269 |
| England | 112 | 1:497,483 | 31,781 |
| South Africa | 53 | 1:1,022,221 | 62,590 |
| Poland | 27 | 1:1,407,731 | 83,680 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 247 | 1:15,155 | 1,684 |
| England | 66 | 1:369,324 | 22,972 |
| Guernsey | 2 | 1:16,328 | 1,834 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
Spittal Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the spittle,' i.e. hospital.
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.
(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.
Spital, a contraction of hospital; a common name of localities.
An hospital.
Found Spittal, Spital, Spittel. Spital is the name of two places in Austria, of a parish in South Wales, and of a township co. Lincoln. It is a corruption of hospital.
A location name in Derbyshire, Essex, Lincolnshire, Northumberland, South Wales.
Spittal Demographics
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Spittal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Spittal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Spittal is found in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Spittal click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Spittal? popularity and diffusion
The last name Spittal is the 310,170th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,997,980 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 33 percent of Spittal live; 33 percent live in Australasia and 33 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.
This surname is most frequent in Australia, where it is carried by 249 people, or 1 in 108,416. In Australia it is primarily found in: Victoria, where 86 percent live, New South Wales, where 8 percent live and Queensland, where 4 percent live. Besides Australia Spittal is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 17 percent live and Scotland, where 17 percent live.
Spittal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Spittal has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the Spittal last name fell 18 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,061 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 170 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Spittal Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Spittal last name are 8.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Spittal earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 155.82% more than the national average, earning R 607,932 per year; in United States they earn 0.31% less than the national average, earning $43,014 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.55% less than the national average, earning $49,411 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spittall | 93 | 23 | / |
| Spittalt | 93 | 0 | / |
| Spital | 92 | 244 | / |
| Spitale | 86 | 2,524 | / |
| Shpital | 86 | 72 | / |
| Szpital | 86 | 14 | / |
| Spitall | 86 | 1 | / |
| Spitalle | 80 | 1 | / |
| Spitol | 77 | 21 | / |
| Špital | 77 | 13 | / |
| Spetal | 77 | 1 | / |
| Spitalova | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shpytal | 71 | 140 | / |
| Spetale | 71 | 67 | / |
| Szpitol | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shpitalova | 71 | 3 | / |
| Spitole | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shpitol | 71 | 1 | / |
| Spitholt | 67 | 73 | / |
| Špitalová | 63 | 3 | / |
| Špitál | 62 | 15 | / |
| Spitoł | 62 | 1 | / |
| Špitálová | 50 | 27 | / |
| Špitolová | 50 | 7 | / |
| Spechtold | 50 | 7 | / |
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