Spour Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Czechia

Spour Surname Definition:

This name may be an abbreviation of Butspur in Launcells; from bos-ber, the short dwelling. Spour and Spoure are perhaps the same name. "The arms of Spour are, Gules, on a chevron Or, a rose of the first between two mullets or spur rowells Sable pierced.

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Spour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England781:714,33440,171
Czechia401:265,83735,277
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Spour Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This name may be an abbreviation of Butspur in Launcells; from bos-ber, the short dwelling. Spour and Spoure are perhaps the same name. "The arms of Spour are, Gules, on a chevron Or, a rose of the first between two mullets or spur rowells Sable pierced." But see Vosper.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Spour Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spour occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spour? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,343,156th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. The surname Spour occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Spour reside; 47 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 714,334. In England Spour is most numerous in: Tyne and Wear, where 67 percent reside, Northumberland, where 9 percent reside and Wiltshire, where 6 percent reside. Other than England Spour is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Spour Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Spour has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Spour surname increased 780 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 180 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spour Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Spour last name are 37.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90.91% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Spour earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 12.73% less than the national average, earning $37,654 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.49% more than the national average, earning $57,378 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spoure910/
Spouer910/
Spourt910/
Spor89971/
Spur89285/
Spouier830/
Spohr806,368/
Spurr805,604/
Spoor805,561/
Spore801,379/
Spaur80774/
Shpur80418/
Spure80173/
Spuur80172/
Sport80153/
Sporr8097/
Szpor8087/
Speur8071/
Szpur8059/
Spoer8055/
Spuhr8045/
Shpor8043/
Sphor8040/
Spord8027/
Sporh8018/
Sphur802/
Spurd801/
Spojr801/
Spuir801/
Sporz801/
Sppur801/
Spotr801/
Spurz800/
Spuer800/
Spoir800/
Spourová7735/
Shport731,299/
Sporre73665/
Spoehr73353/
S'Pore73286/
Speurt7387/
Spoerr7384/
Spoore7341/
Spower7327/
Spurre7322/
Spuehr737/
Sputrh737/
Spoyer734/
Spurth733/
Shpure733/
Szport733/
Spohre732/
Shporh732/
Spauer732/
Shpuer731/
Shpurh731/
Shhpor731/
Schpor731/
Sporjs731/
Spoyar731/
Spohrr731/
Shpurt731/
Sphohr731/
Sportt730/
Sporth730/
Sphorr730/
Speurr730/
Spuyer730/
Speuer730/
Spar671,036/
Sporova67195/
Špur67155/
Spurová6748/
Spür6715/
Spór6715/
Špor6711/
Sporová678/
Spurova675/
Spogier674/
Spaujer671/
Zpur671/
Spoower671/
Spohear670/
Spohier670/
Spoheer670/

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