Spotten Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Spotten Surname Definition:

(German.) To mock, deride, ridicule.

Spotten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2121:1,709,712113,287
England131:4,286,005132,302
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:201,3589,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

Spotten Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German.) To mock, deride, ridicule.

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

Spotten Last Name Facts

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

Spotten occurs most in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spotten? popularity and diffusion

Spotten is the 1,038,570th most widespread last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 30,113,826 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Spotten reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Spotten is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 212 people, or 1 in 1,709,712. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Utah, where 19 percent live, California, where 15 percent live and Arizona, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 4 percent live.

Spotten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Spotten has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Spotten surname expanded 307 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Spotten Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Spotten are 27.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.14% registered with the political party.

Spotten earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.07% more than the national average, earning $53,536 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spotin77211/
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Spaten7719/
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Spon73246/
Shpotin71184/
Shpotyn718/
Speeten712/
Spehten711/
Spoting711/
Spaeten711/
Spuyten711/
Spohn677,507/
Spoon675,381/
Spong672,800/
Shpotina67229/
Spond67198/
Spone67190/
Sphon67167/
Sponn6763/
Shpon6753/
Szpon6747/
Spont6737/
Shpotyna6711/
Spaethen6710/
Spoun676/
Sponh672/
Spoin672/
Sppon671/

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