Spratte Surname

518,760th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 628 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Spratte Surname Definition:

(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.

Spratte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4281:188,09721,845
United States1671:2,170,413136,881
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Spratte Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

Spratte Last Name Facts

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

Spratte occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spratte? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 518,760th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 11,604,372 people. The last name Spratte is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Spratte reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 428 people, or 1 in 188,097. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 54 percent live, Hesse, where 21 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 9 percent live. Excluding Germany Spratte is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent live and Argentina, where 5 percent live.

Spratte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Spratte has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Spratte last name expanded 1,044 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spratte Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Spratte last name are 15.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.16% being registered with the political party.

Spratte earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.59% more than the national average, earning $48,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spratter9350/
Sprattey930/
Spratt9211,932/
Sprate924/
Sprotte861,116/
Sprater86125/
Spratta8651/
Spratts863/
Jspratt861/
Hspratt861/
Spratty860/
Sprattz860/
Spraute860/
Sprat8352/
Spraggette821/
Spruytte80473/
Spraiter8046/
Sprottie802/
Spratiey801/
Spraitey800/
Sprottey800/
Sprittey800/
Sprather800/
Sprott772,696/
Sprite7776/
Spröte7776/
Sprayt7759/
Spraut7729/
Sprote7720/
Spreat7717/
Sprait772/
Spraty770/
Sprath770/
Sprrat770/
Spraat770/
Sprats770/
Spraggitt750/
Sprotti71146/
Spraitz7163/
Sprötge7145/
Sproete7120/
Spretty713/
Sprotty712/
Sproste712/
Spreati711/
Spruyte711/
Shprote711/
Sprothe711/
Sproute711/
Sprotts711/
Sprotes711/
Sprathy710/
Spratiz710/
Sproutt710/
Spreiter67425/
Sprot67333/
Sprad6721/
Sprayati671/
Sproetge671/
Sprother671/
Sprostea671/
Spratová671/
Spraitis670/
Sprostey670/

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