Spitty Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Spitty Surname Definition:

A British location name in Spyddid or Spytty. From the Latin hospitium, a hospital, as in Yspytty Ystwith (Card.) and Llan-spyddid (Brecons). Alsofrom the Flemish, Spits; from the Danish, Spit, Spitters; from the Dutch, Spit, Spits, Spitters; from the Swedish, Spitz; in the Domesday Book, Spieta; a personal name.

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Spitty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia641:421,80833,593
England451:1,238,17956,985
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Spitty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A British location name in Spyddid or Spytty. From the Latin hospitium, a hospital, as in Yspytty Ystwith (Card.) and Llan-spyddid (Brecons). Alsofrom the Flemish, Spits; from the Danish, Spit, Spitters; from the Dutch, Spit, Spits, Spitters; from the Swedish, Spitz; in the Domesday Book, Spieta; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Spitty Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spitty occurs more in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spitty? popularity and diffusion

The surname Spitty is the 1,604,449th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 51 percent of Spitty are found; 51 percent are found in Australasia and 51 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most frequently held in Australia, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 421,808. In Australia Spitty is primarily found in: Victoria, where 69 percent are found, Western Australia, where 22 percent are found and New South Wales, where 5 percent are found. Beside Australia Spitty occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 36 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Spitty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Spitty has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Spitty surname grew 161 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spitty Last Name Statistics demography

Spitty earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 54.75% less than the national average, earning $19,525 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spittey921/
Spity910/
Spitti83293/
Spitta83161/
Spitte835/
Spitey831/
Spichty7782/
Spiette7767/
Spiotti7760/
Spitter7753/
Spittje7746/
Sppytty771/
Spittes770/
Spita73734/
Spite73168/
Spiti73166/
Szpitter7154/
Spichtey710/
Spaite6787/
Spitha6759/
Spiter6756/
Spaita6735/
Spetit6734/
Spetta6734/
Shpita6720/
Spites6716/
Spetti679/
Spisti674/
Spette674/
Spetys673/
Shpitj672/
Spethy671/
Sppyty671/
Spitez671/
Spitje671/
Spetey671/
Spitiz671/
Spiete670/

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