Sprague Surname
Approximately 32,789 people bear this surname
Sprague 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.
Sprague Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29,771 | 1:12,175 | 1,505 |
| Canada | 1,379 | 1:26,719 | 3,563 |
| England | 770 | 1:72,361 | 8,270 |
| Australia | 454 | 1:59,462 | 7,217 |
| New Zealand | 91 | 1:49,762 | 8,043 |
| South Africa | 87 | 1:622,732 | 46,743 |
| Israel | 36 | 1:237,712 | 22,042 |
| Wales | 31 | 1:99,824 | 7,946 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Panama | 7 | 1:558,894 | 9,437 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 10 | 1:442,987 | 15,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 662 | 1:36,821 | 4,779 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:98,026 | 4,293 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:249,548 | 8,553 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,847 | 1:5,100 | 640 |
Sprague (184) may also be a first name.
Sprague 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.
From English dialectal sprag, sprak (ON. spræk-r, lively active), alert, lively, intelligent.
V. Sprack.
He is a good sprag memory.—Merry Wives of W., IV. i. 84.
(English) The alert, lively, intelligent man.
From Spraak, Dutch, speech, language,—figuratively, eloquent.
(English), Sprag or Sprack, Quick, Lively, Active.
Sprague Demographics
Average Male Sprague Height
176.25 cm
Average Female Sprague Height
162.77 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Sprague Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sprague Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sprague is found most in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sprague? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 16,934th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 222,256 people. The last name Sprague is predominantly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Sprague live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 671,014th most widespread given name globally. It is borne by 184 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 29,771 people, or 1 in 12,175. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 10 percent reside, New York, where 8 percent reside and Michigan, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States Sprague occurs in 54 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.
Sprague Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sprague has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 302 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 116 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 53 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Sprague Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States Sprague are 36.82% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90.05% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Sprague earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 197.34% more than the national average, earning R 706,584 per year; in United States they earn 3.74% more than the national average, earning $44,763 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.3% more than the national average, earning $53,309 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spraugue | 93 | 16 | / |
| Sprangue | 93 | 11 | / |
| Spraggue | 93 | 2 | / |
| Spreague | 93 | 0 | / |
| Spraigue | 93 | 0 | / |
| Spraque | 86 | 44 | / |
| Sprogue | 86 | 4 | / |
| Spragui | 86 | 1 | / |
| Spragve | 86 | 1 | / |
| Spragwe | 86 | 0 | / |
| Sprag | 83 | 19 | / |
| Spradque | 80 | 1 | / |
| Spranque | 80 | 1 | / |
| Spragg | 77 | 4,272 | / |
| Sprake | 77 | 904 | / |
| Spreag | 77 | 43 | / |
| Sprags | 77 | 9 | / |
| Spraig | 77 | 4 | / |
| Spraug | 77 | 3 | / |
| Spragt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sprayg | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sprauk | 77 | 0 | / |
| Spraggs | 71 | 918 | / |
| Spratke | 71 | 40 | / |
| Spraags | 71 | 26 | / |
| Spraske | 71 | 15 | / |
| Spraigs | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sprak | 67 | 6 | / |
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Sprague 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
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- 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 Sprague
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