Sponge Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Sponge Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at 1 a Bog or Swamp [Dialectal East. English spong, a boggy place; apparently a guttural form of Old English sponge (Latin spongia), a sponge: cp. Gaelic spong, Irish sponc, Welsh yspwng, Cornish spong, all from Latin spongia; also Scandinavian svamp, a sponge] 2 a Narrow Piece of Land [Dialectal East.
Read More About This SurnameSponge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Iran | 4 | 1:19,195,631 | 219,601 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 84 | 1:290,183 | 19,896 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Sponge (163) may also be a first name.
Sponge Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at 1 a Bog or Swamp [Dialectal East. English spong, a boggy place; apparently a guttural form of Old English sponge (Latin spongia), a sponge: cp. Gaelic spong, Irish sponc, Welsh yspwng, Cornish spong, all from Latin spongia; also Scandinavian svamp, a sponge] 2 a Narrow Piece of Land [Dialectal East. English spong; apparently conn. with Old Norse spong, a flake, and English Frisian spange, a thin plate] “One cottage and spong of ground in Desford aforesaid.”—Leic. Gloss., p. 252.
(English) Dweller at 1 a Bog or Swamp 2 a Narrow Piece of Land “One cottage and spong of ground in Desford aforesaid.”—Leic. Gloss., p. 252.
Sponge Demographics
Average Male Sponge Height
177 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Sponge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sponge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sponge occurs more in Israel more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sponge? popularity and diffusion
Sponge is the 5,213,395th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 71 percent of Sponge reside; 36 percent reside in West Asia and 36 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 717,791st most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 163 people.
The last name Sponge is most commonly occurring in Israel, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,711,527. In Israel Sponge is most prevalent in: Tel Aviv District, where 100 percent live. Aside from Israel this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 29 percent live and Canada, where 21 percent live.
Sponge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sponge has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 99 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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Sponge Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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