Spracklen Surname

415,025th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 839 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Spracklen Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sparkling'; compare Harding, Browning, &c.

Robertus Esprakelin, Cornwall, Henry III.-Edward t. Testa de Nevill sive Liber feodorum in Curia Scaccarii. Temp. Henry III & Edward I.

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Spracklen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5771:628,17850,677
England1691:329,69324,334
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Wales161:193,40812,484
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Spracklen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sparkling'; compare Harding, Browning, &c.

Robertus Esprakelin, Cornwall, Henry III.-Edward t. Testa de Nevill sive Liber feodorum in Curia Scaccarii. Temp. Henry III & Edward I.

Geoffrey Sparkelyng, Somerset, , 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1645. Baptised — Robert, s. Mr. Robert Spratling: Canterbury Cath.

1652. — Elizabeth, d. Thomas Spraklin: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1653. — Adam, s. Mr. Robert Sprackling: Canterbury Cath.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

=Sprack (q.v.) + the double diminutive suff. -el-in.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The little, lively, talkative person.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Spracklen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spracklen is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spracklen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 415,025th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 8,685,990 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Spracklen live; 65 percent live in North America and 65 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 577 people, or 1 in 628,178. In The United States Spracklen is most prevalent in: Texas, where 19 percent reside, Illinois, where 18 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States it is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.

Spracklen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Spracklen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Spracklen last name expanded 2,219 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,690 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 229 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spracklen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Spracklen last name are 41.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 88.28% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Spracklen earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42% less than the national average, earning R 137,820 per year and in United States they earn 2.09% more than the national average, earning $44,050 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spracklin891,154/
Sprackline843/
Spracklyng841/
Spraklin822/
Spraclin821/
Sprocklin782/
Spracling781/
Sprecklin780/
Sprakeling740/
Sproklin710/
Sproklyna671/

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