Sprake Surname

391,429th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 904 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

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.

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Sprake Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5431:102,61210,789
United States1431:2,534,678154,329
Australia861:313,90427,145
Wales561:55,2605,065
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2511:97,1139,892
Wales111:142,5835,610
Guernsey51:6,5311,136
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

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.

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

V. Sprack.

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

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sprake Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sprake is most common in England. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sprake? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 391,429th most widely held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 8,061,445 people. The surname Sprake is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Sprake live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 543 people, or 1 in 102,612. In England Sprake is most prevalent in: Hampshire, where 24 percent live, Nottinghamshire, where 9 percent live and Somerset, where 8 percent live. Beside England it is found in 15 countries. It also occurs 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 over time. In England the share of the population with the last name 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 bearing the Sprake last name are 12.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.82% being registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sprakes92176/
Spratke9240/
Spraske9215/
Sprakie921/
Sprak916/
Spracker867/
Spreaker863/
Sprack8395/
Spraks8314/
Spraak838/
Sprzak834/
Sprask831/
Sprace830/
Sprike830/
Spreke830/
Sprauk830/
Sprackett8055/
Sprague7732,789/
Spraque7744/
Spraski7741/
Shprakh7722/
Sprasky7714/
Sproker771/
Sprauce771/
Sprakis771/
Sprokes770/
Sprieke770/
Sprok73115/
Sprag7319/
Shprakha71179/
Spraugue7116/
Spraggue712/
Spradque711/
Spreague710/
Spraigue710/
Spreckey710/
Spragg674,272/
Sprock671,208/
Sprajc6788/
Sprockett6749/
Spreag6743/
Sprokk6710/
Sprags679/
Spreik676/
Spraic674/
Spraig674/
Spraug673/
Sprook672/
Shprok671/
Spragt671/
Shprakova671/
Spreax671/
Sprouk670/
Sprayg670/

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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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