Spragg Surname
Approximately 4,272 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,822 | 1:30,581 | 4,101 |
| United States | 1,525 | 1:237,678 | 22,765 |
| Canada | 274 | 1:134,473 | 13,927 |
| Australia | 223 | 1:121,057 | 13,326 |
| Wales | 143 | 1:21,640 | 2,298 |
| New Zealand | 118 | 1:38,376 | 6,521 |
| Jamaica | 48 | 1:59,791 | 3,201 |
| Scotland | 26 | 1:205,916 | 10,908 |
| Panama | 20 | 1:195,613 | 5,661 |
| Ireland | 12 | 1:392,412 | 15,634 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 841 | 1:28,984 | 3,911 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 365 | 1:137,585 | 13,032 |
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.
V. Sprack.
He is a good sprag memory.—Merry Wives of W., IV. i. 84.
(English) The alert, lively, intelligent man.
Spragg Demographics
Average Male Spragg Height
178.41 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spraggs | 92 | 918 | / |
| Sprag | 91 | 19 | / |
| Spraggue | 86 | 2 | / |
| Spreag | 83 | 43 | / |
| Sprags | 83 | 9 | / |
| Spraig | 83 | 4 | / |
| Spraug | 83 | 3 | / |
| Sprogg | 83 | 2 | / |
| Spragt | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sprayg | 83 | 0 | / |
| Sprague | 77 | 32,789 | / |
| Spraags | 77 | 26 | / |
| Spraigs | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sprak | 73 | 6 | / |
| Spraugue | 71 | 16 | / |
| Spreague | 71 | 0 | / |
| Spraigue | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sprake | 67 | 904 | / |
| Sprack | 67 | 95 | / |
| Sprajc | 67 | 88 | / |
| Sprogø | 67 | 32 | / |
| Spraks | 67 | 14 | / |
| Spraak | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sprzak | 67 | 4 | / |
| Spraic | 67 | 4 | / |
| Spreax | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sprask | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sprauk | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Spragg
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