Spraggon Surname

454,874th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 745 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Spraggon Surname Definition:

= Spragg, Sprack (q.v.) + the French augm. suff. -on.

Spraggon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3811:146,24214,079
Argentina1101:388,57629,949
United States821:4,420,231233,612
New Zealand741:61,1949,493
Australia391:692,19746,687
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Wales61:515,75523,171
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1971:123,73311,673
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

The alternate forms: Spraggón (1) are calculated separately.

Spraggon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Spragg, Sprack (q.v.) + the French augm. suff. -on.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Spraggon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spraggon occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Spraggón. Click here for further possible spellings of Spraggon.

How Common Is The Last Name Spraggon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 454,874th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 9,781,941 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Spraggon live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Spraggon is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 381 people, or 1 in 146,242. In England it is most numerous in: Tyne and Wear, where 43 percent reside, Durham, where 12 percent reside and Greater London, where 7 percent reside. Outside of England this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Spraggon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Spraggon has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Spraggon surname increased 193 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 432 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spraggon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Spraggon last name are 9.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.25% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Spraggon earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.69% less than the national average, earning $41,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.37% more than the national average, earning $52,850 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spraggón961/
Spragon932/
Spraggan8815/
Spraggom881/
Spraggant820/
Spragan8055/
Sprogon801/
Spragun800/
Spraggam750/
Spraughan712/

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