Sprack Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Sprack Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) Lively, Quick, Brisk, Alert [Dialectal English; Old Norse sprœk-r, spark-r, sprightly, &c.: cp. Dialectal Swedish spräk, spräg, talkative; and Spark(e2] William Sprak.—Soms. Subs.-Roll, A.D. 1327.

Sprack Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:1,137,10353,999
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566

Sprack Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian) Lively, Quick, Brisk, Alert [Dialectal English; Old Norse sprœk-r, spark-r, sprightly, &c.: cp. Dialectal Swedish spräk, spräg, talkative; and Spark(e2] William Sprak.—Soms. Subs.-Roll, A.D. 1327.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sprack Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sprack is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sprack? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,907,068th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Sprack reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 1,137,103. In England Sprack is most prevalent in: Isle of Wight, where 31 percent reside, Hampshire, where 24 percent reside and Essex, where 8 percent reside. Not including England this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 33 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Sprack Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sprack has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Sprack surname expanded 223 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sprack Last Name Statistics demography

Sprack earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 13.14% less than the national average, earning $43,155 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sprak916/
Sprock831,208/
Sprake83904/
Sprajc8388/
Spraks8314/
Spraak838/
Sprzak834/
Spraic834/
Sprask831/
Sprauk830/
Spratke7740/
Shprakh7722/
Spraske7715/
Sprouck770/
Sprok73115/
Sprag7319/
Sproc7317/
Spragg674,272/
Šprajc67498/
Sprocq67185/
Spreag6743/
Sprokk6710/
Sprags679/
Spreik676/
Spraig674/
Spraug673/
Sprook672/
Shprok671/
Sprocková671/
Spragt671/
Shprakova671/
Spreax671/
Sprouk670/
Sprayg670/

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