Spragg Surname

108,915th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Spragg Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the spragg,' the quick, the nimble; v. Sprake.

Ralph Spragg, of Knutsford, Cheshire, 1632: East Cheshire.

Thomas Spragg, of Great Budworth, 1664: Wills at Chester.

Spragg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,8221:30,5814,101
United States1,5251:237,67822,765
Canada2741:134,47313,927
Australia2231:121,05713,326
Wales1431:21,6402,298
New Zealand1181:38,3766,521
Jamaica481:59,7913,201
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Panama201:195,6135,661
Ireland121:392,41215,634
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
France21:33,211,361423,184
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belize11:355,4743,977
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8411:28,9843,911
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3651:137,58513,032

Spragg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the spragg,' the quick, the nimble; v. Sprake.

Ralph Spragg, of Knutsford, Cheshire, 1632: East Cheshire.

Thomas Spragg, of Great Budworth, 1664: Wills at Chester.

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

V. Sprack.

He is a good sprag memory.—Merry Wives of W., IV. i. 84.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The alert, lively, intelligent man.

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

Spragg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spragg is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Spragg.

How Common Is The Last Name Spragg? popularity and diffusion

The surname Spragg is the 108,915th most numerous last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,705,886 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Spragg reside; 47 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 1,822 people, or 1 in 30,581. In England Spragg is most common in: Staffordshire, where 8 percent live, Greater London, where 8 percent live and West Midlands, where 8 percent live. Other than England it exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Spragg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Spragg has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Spragg last name increased 217 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 418 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 2,383 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 433 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 171 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Spragg Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Spragg surname is predominantly Catholic (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Spragg surname are 15.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.76% registered with the party.

The amount Spragg earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.99% less than the national average, earning R 116,460 per year; in United States they earn 0.41% more than the national average, earning $43,325 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.92% less than the national average, earning $49,226 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spraggs92918/
Sprag9119/
Spraggue862/
Spreag8343/
Sprags839/
Spraig834/
Spraug833/
Sprogg832/
Spragt831/
Sprayg830/
Sprague7732,789/
Spraags7726/
Spraigs770/
Sprak736/
Spraugue7116/
Spreague710/
Spraigue710/
Sprake67904/
Sprack6795/
Sprajc6788/
Sprogø6732/
Spraks6714/
Spraak678/
Sprzak674/
Spraic674/
Spreax671/
Sprask671/
Sprauk670/

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Spragg Reference & Research

Sprague DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Sprague FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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