Spott Surname
Approximately 1,104 people bear this surname
Spott Surname Definition:
SPOTT: From the lands of Spott, near Dunbar, Hast Lothian. Eliz de Spot of the county of Edinburgh and Huwe, son of Moyses de Spot of the county of Berwick, rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 201,213). Adam Spot granted a charter of land in the tenement of Blantrodoks (Ballintrodo, now Arniston), c.
Read More About This SurnameSpott Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 576 | 1:139,766 | 16,949 |
| United States | 432 | 1:839,025 | 64,101 |
| Brazil | 26 | 1:8,233,628 | 183,715 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Poland | 17 | 1:2,235,809 | 104,965 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 40 | 1:1,255,467 | 70,036 |
The alternate forms: Špott (20) are calculated separately.
Spott (18) may also be a first name.
Spott Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
SPOTT: From the lands of Spott, near Dunbar, Hast Lothian. Eliz de Spot of the county of Edinburgh and Huwe, son of Moyses de Spot of the county of Berwick, rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 201,213). Adam Spot granted a charter of land in the tenement of Blantrodoks (Ballintrodo, now Arniston), c. 1300-20 (Hay, p. 6). Adam of Spot, bailie of Edinburgh in 1386 (ER., III, p. 139), is recorded again in 1404 (Egidii, p. 41), and Jamys Spott of Scotland petitioned for a safe conduct into England in 1396 (Bain, IV, 476), and Walter de Spott was burgess of Edinburgh in 1411 (Egidii, p. 44). Ninian Spot witnessed a chartei of a tenement in Musselburgh in 1437 (Soltre, p. 53), appears as presbyter and prebendar of Menmuir in 1454 (Southesk p. 720), and canon of Dunkeld and comptroller and in parliament in 1458 (Stodart, II, p. 375).
Spott Demographics
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Spott Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Spott Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Spott (Russian: Спотт) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Špott. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Spott? popularity and diffusion
It is the 334,403rd most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,601,038 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Spott are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequent forename globally It is held by 18 people.
The last name Spott is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 576 people, or 1 in 139,766. In Germany it is mostly found in: Saxony, where 23 percent reside, Saxony-Anhalt, where 19 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent reside. Barring Germany this last name is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 39 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.
Spott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Spott has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Spott last name increased 1,080 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Spott Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Spott surname are 9.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.12% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Spott earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 5.9% more than the national average, earning $45,696 USD per year and in Canada they earn 64.55% more than the national average, earning $81,754 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Špott | 93 | 20 | / |
| Spotts | 91 | 4,249 | / |
| Spotte | 91 | 46 | / |
| Szpott | 91 | 30 | / |
| Spottz | 91 | 12 | / |
| Shpott | 91 | 2 | / |
| Spoutt | 91 | 1 | / |
| Spoett | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sppott | 91 | 0 | / |
| Spot | 89 | 60 | / |
| Szpot | 80 | 656 | / |
| Spatt | 80 | 478 | / |
| Shpot | 80 | 429 | / |
| Spoth | 80 | 403 | / |
| Spote | 80 | 94 | / |
| Spost | 80 | 36 | / |
| Spout | 80 | 21 | / |
| Spoot | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sputt | 80 | 2 | / |
| Spots | 80 | 1 | / |
| Spoit | 80 | 1 | / |
| Spodt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Spo | 75 | 141 | / |
| Spoutz | 73 | 106 | / |
| Sphatt | 73 | 98 | / |
| Spoeth | 73 | 45 | / |
| Sposte | 73 | 24 | / |
| Spattz | 73 | 19 | / |
| Spoust | 73 | 19 | / |
| Schpot | 73 | 10 | / |
| Spatts | 73 | 8 | / |
| Spatte | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sputte | 73 | 3 | / |
| Spoots | 73 | 2 | / |
| Spouth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Spoeht | 73 | 1 | / |
| Spoyth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Spoo | 67 | 835 | / |
| Spat | 67 | 388 | / |
| Sput | 67 | 82 | / |
| Spoz | 67 | 81 | / |
| Spou | 67 | 53 | / |
| Spod | 67 | 45 | / |
| Špot | 67 | 40 | / |
| Spoi | 67 | 38 | / |
| Spoa | 67 | 34 | / |
| Shpo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Spos | 67 | 5 | / |
| Spotova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Spoy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shpatts | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sspo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Spoh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zpot | 67 | 2 | / |
| Spót | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hspo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jspo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Spuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| S'Po | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sbhpoth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjpo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sxpo | 67 | 1 | / |
Spott Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spott in the Russian language | ||
| Спотт | spott | - |
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