Spreckley Surname

553,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 576 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Spreckley Surname Definition:

Does not seem to be an English local name, and it therefore prob. represents the O.Scand. nickname Sprakalegg-r [Old Norse spraka, to creak, etc. + legg-r, leg]

Spreckley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4091:136,23013,344
Australia531:509,35338,491
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Scotland211:254,94412,577
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
France61:11,070,454349,096
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1861:131,05012,125
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Spreckley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Does not seem to be an English local name, and it therefore prob. represents the O.Scand. nickname Sprakalegg-r [Old Norse spraka, to creak, etc. + legg-r, leg]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Danish, Spechler; a personal name.

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

Spreckley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spreckley is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Spreckley.

How Common Is The Last Name Spreckley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Spreckley is the 553,576th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 12,651,989 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Spreckley live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 75 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is held by 409 people, or 1 in 136,230. In England Spreckley is most prevalent in: Northamptonshire, where 9 percent are found, Greater London, where 9 percent are found and Hertfordshire, where 9 percent are found. Beside England it is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 9 percent are found and South Africa, where 5 percent are found.

Spreckley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Spreckley has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Spreckley last name rose 220 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spreckley Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Spreckley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 148.48% more than the national average, earning R 590,472 per year and in Canada they earn 6.3% less than the national average, earning $46,553 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spreckly941/
Spreckle940/
Spreckles895/
Sprackley891/
Sprickley890/
Spreekley890/
Spercley820/
Sprehkle820/
Sprickle820/
Sprickler7835/
Sprikle753/
Sprakle751/
Sperkle751/

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