Spon Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Spon Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the spong,' from residence thereby. 'Spong, an irregular, narrow, projecting part of a field, whether planted or in grass': Moor (Halliwell's Dict.). 'A boggy wet place. Norfolk'(Halliwell's Dict).

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Spon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:3,775,614208,022
Denmark361:156,79813,614
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
England121:4,643,172139,951
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Cambodia71:2,212,4497,503
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Špon (14) are calculated separately.

Spon (62) may also be a first name.

Spon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the spong,' from residence thereby. 'Spong, an irregular, narrow, projecting part of a field, whether planted or in grass': Moor (Halliwell's Dict.). 'A boggy wet place. Norfolk'(Halliwell's Dict).

Ricardus del Spon, 1376: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1741. Baptised — George, s. George Spong: St. Chap. Mayfair.

1749. Married — John Sponge and Martha Hatt. ibid.

1802. — Thomas Spong and Jane Mary Ann Brooks: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) Dweller at the sign of the Spoon [Middle English spon, Old English spón]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Spon Last Name Facts

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

Spon (Russian: Спон) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Špon. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Spon is the 1,025,894th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 29,624,170 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Spon live; 36 percent live in North America and 36 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,246,114th most commonly used forename internationally. It is borne by 62 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 3,775,614. In The United States Spon is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 20 percent live, Oregon, where 14 percent live and Indiana, where 14 percent live. Aside from The United States it occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 15 percent live and Argentina, where 14 percent live.

Spon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Spon has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 686 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Spon last name are 6.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.94% registered with the party.

The amount Spon earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.24% more than the national average, earning $47,569 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.75% more than the national average, earning $54,526 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Špon9214/
Spohn897,507/
Spoon895,381/
Spong892,800/
Spond89198/
Spone89190/
Sphon89167/
Sponn8963/
Shpon8953/
Szpon8947/
Spont8937/
Spoun896/
Spoin892/
Sponh892/
Sppon891/
Szpond80234/
Spoone80215/
Spotin80211/
Szpont8061/
Spoont8051/
Sponne8045/
Spound8035/
Sphoon8033/
Shpoon8022/
Spoong8016/
Spongh809/
Sponck802/
Spoung801/
Spoink801/
Spoine801/
Shpoun801/
Spoond801/
Sposen801/
Sphohn801/
Spoohn800/
Spoing800/
Spoonn800/
Span754,491/
Spun7517/
Spán7511/
Spom753/
Spân751/
Xpon751/
Spotten73242/
Shpotin73184/
Spoucin7340/
Shpotyn738/
Spoting731/
Sponova731/
Shpount731/
Spann6718,560/
Spahn679,805/
Spang676,289/
Spaan673,333/
Spane67382/
Spaun67285/
Spung67255/
Spunt67247/
Shpan67243/
Sphan67117/
Spund6792/
Spand6788/
Spuhn6772/
Shpun6750/
Schpoont6714/
Spune679/
Spant677/
Szpan675/
Spamn673/
Spunn673/
Spánn672/
Špone672/
Spomg671/
Spóhn671/
Spanō671/
Szpun671/
Spánc671/
Shponova671/
Sphom671/
Jspan671/
Spoom670/

Spon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Spon in the Russian language
Спонspon-

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Spon Reference & Research

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