Sprake Surname
Approximately 904 people bear this surname
Sprake Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the sprack,' i.e. the quick, the lively, the active; sprack and sprag (West), Halliwell. The surname still lives in Somerset. With Sprake and Spragg, compare Slack and Slagg. The diminutive Spraket is also found.
Read More About This SurnameSprake Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 543 | 1:102,612 | 10,789 |
| United States | 143 | 1:2,534,678 | 154,329 |
| Australia | 86 | 1:313,904 | 27,145 |
| Wales | 56 | 1:55,260 | 5,065 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 251 | 1:97,113 | 9,892 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:142,583 | 5,610 |
| Guernsey | 5 | 1:6,531 | 1,136 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35 | 1:1,434,820 | 77,606 |
Sprake Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the sprack,' i.e. the quick, the lively, the active; sprack and sprag (West), Halliwell. The surname still lives in Somerset. With Sprake and Spragg, compare Slack and Slagg. The diminutive Spraket is also found.
William Spraket, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
William Sprak, Somerset, 1 Edward III. ibid.
1682. Samuell Spragg and Mary Randall: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
1690. Baptised — Mary, d. Robert Spragg: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1807. Married — Charles Spragg and Sarah Stevens: St. George, Hanover Square.
V. Sprack.
He is a good sprag memory.—Merry Wives of W., IV. i. 84.
Sprake Demographics
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Sprake Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sprake Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sprake is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Sprake.
How Common Is The Last Name Sprake? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 391,429th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 8,061,445 people. Sprake occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Sprake are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in British Isles.
The last name Sprake is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 543 people, or 1 in 102,612. In England Sprake is most frequent in: Hampshire, where 24 percent live, Nottinghamshire, where 9 percent live and Somerset, where 8 percent live. Excluding England Sprake occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.
Sprake Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sprake has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 216 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 409 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 509 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sprake Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Sprake last name are 12.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.82% being registered with the political party.
The amount Sprake earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 113.51% more than the national average, earning R 507,384 per year; in United States they earn 12.27% more than the national average, earning $48,442 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21% more than the national average, earning $60,117 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprakes | 92 | 176 | / |
| Spratke | 92 | 40 | / |
| Spraske | 92 | 15 | / |
| Sprakie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sprak | 91 | 6 | / |
| Spracker | 86 | 7 | / |
| Spreaker | 86 | 3 | / |
| Sprack | 83 | 95 | / |
| Spraks | 83 | 14 | / |
| Spraak | 83 | 8 | / |
| Sprzak | 83 | 4 | / |
| Sprask | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sprace | 83 | 0 | / |
| Sprike | 83 | 0 | / |
| Spreke | 83 | 0 | / |
| Sprauk | 83 | 0 | / |
| Sprackett | 80 | 55 | / |
| Sprague | 77 | 32,789 | / |
| Spraque | 77 | 44 | / |
| Spraski | 77 | 41 | / |
| Shprakh | 77 | 22 | / |
| Sprasky | 77 | 14 | / |
| Sproker | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sprauce | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sprakis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sprokes | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sprieke | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sprok | 73 | 115 | / |
| Sprag | 73 | 19 | / |
| Shprakha | 71 | 179 | / |
| Spraugue | 71 | 16 | / |
| Spraggue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Spradque | 71 | 1 | / |
| Spreague | 71 | 0 | / |
| Spraigue | 71 | 0 | / |
| Spreckey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Spragg | 67 | 4,272 | / |
| Sprock | 67 | 1,208 | / |
| Sprajc | 67 | 88 | / |
| Sprockett | 67 | 49 | / |
| Spreag | 67 | 43 | / |
| Sprokk | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sprags | 67 | 9 | / |
| Spreik | 67 | 6 | / |
| Spraic | 67 | 4 | / |
| Spraig | 67 | 4 | / |
| Spraug | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sprook | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shprok | 67 | 1 | / |
| Spragt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shprakova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Spreax | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sprouk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sprayg | 67 | 0 | / |
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Sprake Reference & Research
Sprake One-name Study - A profile of the Sprake surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.
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
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