Spoor Surname

86,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,561 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Spoor Surname Definition:

(Dutch.) A spur; that which excites; a locality, as the spur of a mountain; whatever projects; the track or foot—prints of beasts.

Spoor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2691:159,74416,270
Netherlands1,8061:9,3511,207
England4771:116,80911,902
Australia4171:64,7387,754
Germany1331:605,30448,487
Canada1251:294,76527,374
South Africa881:615,65646,403
France641:1,037,855114,367
Scotland281:191,20810,357
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Wales231:134,5459,804
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3421:71,2737,942
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6521:77,0238,188

Spoor (75) may also be a first name.

Spoor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch.) A spur; that which excites; a locality, as the spur of a mountain; whatever projects; the track or foot—prints of beasts.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Spoor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spoor is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spoor? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 86,606th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,310,474 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 47 percent of Spoor are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Spoor is also the 1,116,575th most frequent forename globally, borne by 75 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 2,269 people, or 1 in 159,744. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 16 percent reside, Texas, where 10 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States Spoor occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 32 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.

Spoor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Spoor has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 348 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 139 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 700 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Spoor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Spoor last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Spoor surname are 19.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.89% being registered with the political party.

The amount Spoor earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 34.61% less than the national average, earning R 155,388 per year; in United States they earn 7.81% more than the national average, earning $46,520 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.66% more than the national average, earning $51,999 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spoore9141/
Spor89971/
Spohr806,368/
Spore801,379/
Spour80166/
Sport80153/
Sporr8097/
Szpor8087/
Spoer8055/
Shpor8043/
Sphor8040/
Spord8027/
Sporh8018/
Spojr801/
Sporz801/
Spotr801/
Spoir800/
Spoorová771/
Shport731,299/
Sporre73665/
Spoehr73353/
S'Pore73286/
Spoerr7384/
Szport733/
Spohre732/
Shporh732/
Sporjs731/
Shhpor731/
Schpor731/
Sphohr731/
Spohrr731/
Spourt730/
Sphorr730/
Sporth730/
Spoure730/
Sportt730/
Spar671,036/
Spur67285/
Sporova67195/
Spür6715/
Spór6715/
Špor6711/
Sporová678/
Spohier670/
Spoheer670/

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Spoor Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Spoor
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