Spottswood Surname
Approximately 373 people bear this surname
Spottswood Surname Definition:
(English) belonging to Spottiswood (Berwick) = Spot(t)’s Wood [the pers. name is no doubt a nickname (as in the case of Wulfric Spot, Earl of Mercia, d. 1010) from Middle English Old English spot, a spot (cp. Old Norse spotti, spott-r, m.
Read More About This SurnameSpottswood Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 370 | 1:979,619 | 72,663 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 150 | 1:334,791 | 25,907 |
Spottswood (17) may also be a first name.
Spottswood Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) belonging to Spottiswood (Berwick) = Spot(t)’s Wood [the pers. name is no doubt a nickname (as in the case of Wulfric Spot, Earl of Mercia, d. 1010) from Middle English Old English spot, a spot (cp. Old Norse spotti, spott-r, m., a bit, small piece; and Middle Dutch spotten, to spot, stain) rather than from Old Norse spiót, n., a spear] "... Robert de Spottiswood, who was born in the reign of King Alexander III.
and died in that of Robert Bruce”.—Burke’s Landed Gentry.
Spottswood Demographics
Average Spottswood Salary in
United States
$46,029 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Spottswood Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Spottswood Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Spottswood is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Spottswood click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Spottswood? popularity and diffusion
Spottswood is the 764,765th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 19,537,657 people. Spottswood is primarily found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Spottswood reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Spottswood is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, held by 17 people.
Spottswood is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 370 people, or 1 in 979,619. In The United States Spottswood is most numerous in: Florida, where 18 percent live, Texas, where 13 percent live and Maryland, where 10 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
Spottswood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Spottswood has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Spottswood surname expanded 247 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Spottswood Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Spottswood surname are 16.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.79% being registered to vote for the political party.
Spottswood earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.67% more than the national average, earning $46,029 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spotswood | 95 | 990 | / |
| Spottiswood | 95 | 481 | / |
| Spotteswood | 95 | 1 | / |
| Spottswoode | 95 | 1 | / |
| Spottiswoode | 91 | 217 | / |
| Spattswood | 90 | 0 | / |
| Spootswood | 90 | 0 | / |
| Spotiswood | 90 | 0 | / |
| Spootiswood | 86 | 0 | / |
| Spatswood | 84 | 0 | / |
| Spotswadd | 74 | 1 | / |
| Spotside | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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