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 occurs most in The United States. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Spoor? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 86,606th most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,310,474 people. The last name Spoor occurs mostly 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 commonly used given name world-wide, held by 75 people.

The surname Spoor is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 2,269 people, or 1 in 159,744. In The United States Spoor is most common in: New York, where 16 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States it exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 32 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.

Spoor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Spoor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Spoor surname increased 348 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 139 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 700 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Spoor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the 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 with the Republican Party than the national 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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