Sprague Surname

16,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,789 people bear this surname

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

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States29,7711:12,1751,505
Canada1,3791:26,7193,563
England7701:72,3618,270
Australia4541:59,4627,217
New Zealand911:49,7628,043
South Africa871:622,73246,743
Israel361:237,71222,042
Wales311:99,8247,946
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Panama71:558,8949,437
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Swaziland41:324,550996
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6621:36,8214,779
Wales161:98,0264,293
Scotland151:249,5488,553
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,8471:5,100640

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From English dialectal sprag, sprak (ON. spræk-r, lively active), alert, lively, intelligent.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

V. Sprack.

He is a good sprag memory.—Merry Wives of W., IV. i. 84.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The alert, lively, intelligent man.

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

From Spraak, Dutch, speech, language,—figuratively, eloquent.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

(English), Sprag or Sprack, Quick, Lively, Active.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spraugue9316/
Sprangue9311/
Spraggue932/
Spreague930/
Spraigue930/
Spraque8644/
Sprogue864/
Spragui861/
Spragve861/
Spragwe860/
Sprag8319/
Spradque801/
Spranque801/
Spragg774,272/
Sprake77904/
Spreag7743/
Sprags779/
Spraig774/
Spraug773/
Spragt771/
Sprayg770/
Sprauk770/
Spraggs71918/
Spratke7140/
Spraags7126/
Spraske7115/
Spraigs710/
Sprak676/

Search for Another Surname

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.

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Sprague
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis