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

The last name Spratte occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spratte? popularity and diffusion

It is the 518,760th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 11,604,372 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Spratte are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

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

Spratte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Spratte has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Spratte surname expanded 1,044 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spratte Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Spratte surname are 15.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US 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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