Spraggs Surname

386,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 918 people bear this surname

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

Spraggs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spraggs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4291:844,89364,474
England2731:204,09517,723
Canada1151:320,39629,368
New Zealand431:105,31013,865
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Guatemala101:1,608,2675,853
Wales41:773,63329,106
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1201:203,12816,084
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Spraggs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spraggs is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spraggs? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 386,702nd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 7,938,503 people. The surname Spraggs occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Spraggs are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 429 people, or 1 in 844,893. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Kentucky, where 21 percent are found, Illinois, where 14 percent are found and Missouri, where 13 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in England, where 30 percent are found and Canada, where 13 percent are found.

Spraggs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Spraggs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Spraggs last name increased 5,363 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 228 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spraggs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Spraggs surname are 29.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.14% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Spraggs earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 17.8% less than the national average, earning $35,467 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.7% less than the national average, earning $49,335 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spragg924,272/
Sprags929/
Spraags8626/
Spreggs861/
Spraigs860/
Sprag8319/
Spraggue802/
Spreag7743/
Spraks7714/
Spraig774/
Spraug773/
Sprogg772/
Sprask771/
Spragt771/
Spregs770/
Sprayg770/
Sprague7132,789/
Spraske7115/
Spraugue6716/
Sprak676/
Spreague670/
Spraigue670/

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Spraggs 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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Spraggs
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