Spraggins Surname

139,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Spraggins Surname Definition:

(English) The little, lively, talkative person.

Spraggins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1201:116,17312,525
England791:705,29239,851
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4641:108,23010,824

Spraggins (12) may also be a first name.

Spraggins Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) The little, lively, talkative person.

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

Spraggins Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spraggins is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spraggins? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 139,425th most common surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,273,096 people. The surname Spraggins occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Spraggins are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 3,120 people, or 1 in 116,173. In The United States Spraggins is most numerous in: Texas, where 15 percent live, Illinois, where 9 percent live and Alabama, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States Spraggins exists in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent live and France, where 0 percent live.

Spraggins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Spraggins has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Spraggins last name rose 672 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 208 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spraggins Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Spraggins surname are 0.9% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.33% being registered with the party.

Spraggins earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.86% less than the national average, earning $36,738 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spranggins951/
Spragins94418/
Spraggens8913/
Sproggins895/
Sprangins891/
Spraggims891/
Spruggins890/
Sprains880/
Spragens82154/
Sprogins820/
Spriggens78108/
Spradzins781/
Sprangens781/
Spreins750/
Spregens710/
Spranz67436/
Sprance63223/
Spranze6322/
Spraunce590/
Spramz531/

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Footnotes

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