Spratt Surname

43,567th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,932 people bear this surname

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

Spratt Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sprot,' Domesday (Derbyshire). For further instances, v. Sproat.

Henry Sprot, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard Sprot, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Simon Sprot, Bedfordshire, ibid.

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Spratt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,0251:60,1597,079
England2,1141:26,3573,601
Australia1,0711:25,2063,436
Canada1,0161:36,2654,621
Northern Ireland6981:2,643538
Ireland2851:16,5231,817
New Zealand2631:17,2183,012
Scotland1631:32,8463,278
South Africa991:547,25043,124
Wales781:39,6733,883
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
France101:6,642,272293,169
Norway101:514,22941,629
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
India51:153,413,076951,030
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
China31:455,773,85521,925
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland5301:8,3581,258
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5601:15,6252,309
Scotland911:41,1343,094
Jersey151:3,459578
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2931:38,8394,591

Spratt (24) may also be a first name.

Spratt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sprot,' Domesday (Derbyshire). For further instances, v. Sproat.

Henry Sprot, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard Sprot, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Simon Sprot, Bedfordshire, ibid.

John Sprot, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Agnes Sprote, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1449. John Sprott de Surlingham, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1582. John Spratte and Elizabeth Wheatlye: Marriage Lic. (London).

1594. Edward Sprott or Spratt, Staffordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

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

(English) Descendant of Sprot (twig or small branch); one thought to possess some characteristic of a sprat (fish); dweller at the sign of the sprat.

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

The fish, analogous to Herring, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A probable corruption of Pratt, for Parratt, a diminutive of the French Pierre.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the Dutch, Spruit; from the German, Sprotte; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Spratt Last Name Facts

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

Spratt is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Spratt click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spratt? popularity and diffusion

The surname Spratt is the 43,567th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 610,756 people. The surname Spratt occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Spratt reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Spratt is also the 2,187,323rd most common first name in the world, held by 24 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 6,025 people, or 1 in 60,159. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 8 percent are found, Missouri, where 7 percent are found and Texas, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States Spratt is found in 43 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Spratt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Spratt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Spratt surname rose 466 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 136 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 46 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 179 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,114 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spratt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Presbyterian (39%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Spratt last name are 14.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.47% being registered with the political party.

The amount Spratt earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.67% less than the national average, earning 274,533 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 80.18% more than the national average, earning R 428,172 per year; in United States they earn 0.05% less than the national average, earning $43,126 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.3% more than the national average, earning $53,805 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spratte92628/
Spratts923/
Hspratt921/
Jspratt921/
Sprattz920/
Sprat9152/
Sprott832,696/
Sprayt8359/
Spraut8329/
Spreat8317/
Sprate834/
Sprait832/
Sprrat830/
Sprats830/
Spraat830/
Sprath830/
Spra8026/
Spraggitt800/
Sprotte771,116/
Spraitz7763/
Sprotts771/
Sproutt770/
Spraute770/
Spray735,676/
Sprau73692/
Sprea73357/
Sprot73333/
Spåra7367/
Sprah7354/
Sprad7321/
Sprai732/
Spréa732/
Sprra731/
Shpra731/
Sphra731/
Sppra731/
Spraj731/
Sprap730/
Spratová711/
Sprout671,721/
Spread67102/
Spraus6797/
Szprot6786/
Shprot6774/
Shpratova6746/
Sprach6721/
Sprote6720/
Sproit6715/
Sprays676/
Sprost675/
Spreit674/
Spraid673/
Sprotz672/
Shpfra671/
Spraay671/
Sprahe671/
Sprash671/
Sprass671/
Spreas671/
Spraud671/
Sprahs670/
Sproggitt670/
Sproth670/
Sprots670/
Sproot670/

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