Sprigens Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Sprigens Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sprigin,' a variant of the old Norfolk personal name, now immortalized as Spurgeon, which see. The genitive of Spriggin is Spriggins; compare Williams, Jones, Tompkins, &c.
Read More About This SurnameSprigens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
Sprigens Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sprigin,' a variant of the old Norfolk personal name, now immortalized as Spurgeon, which see. The genitive of Spriggin is Spriggins; compare Williams, Jones, Tompkins, &c.
William Sprigin, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Spriginus (without surname), Norfolk, c. 12th cent.: History of Norfolk.
Roger Spriggens, Norfolk: ibid.
1559. Buried — Roger Sprigen, servant with John Hawley, draper: St. Michael, Cornbill.
1620. Married — Robert Spriggins and Ann Linnell: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1664. — Timothy Spriggin and Edith Lee: ibid.
Spurgeon and Spurgin (which see) are the modern Norfolk forms of the surname.
= Spriggins, q.v.
Sprigens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sprigens Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sprigens occurs most in England. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sprigens? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sprigens is the 3,485,539th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. Sprigens is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Sprigens live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.
This surname is most frequent in England, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 1,741,189. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 31 percent are found, Berkshire, where 22 percent are found and Leicestershire, where 22 percent are found.
Sprigens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sprigens has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Sprigens last name increased 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spriggens | 94 | 108 | / |
| Spridgens | 94 | 33 | / |
| Sprigns | 93 | 1 | / |
| Spragens | 88 | 154 | / |
| Sprigins | 88 | 2 | / |
| Spergens | 88 | 0 | / |
| Spregens | 88 | 0 | / |
| Spriggins | 82 | 293 | / |
| Spurgeons | 82 | 4 | / |
| Spragenes | 82 | 1 | / |
| Spragins | 75 | 418 | / |
| Spargins | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sprogins | 75 | 0 | / |
| Supriaginas | 74 | 1 | / |
| Spraggins | 71 | 3,206 | / |
| Sproggins | 71 | 5 | / |
| Spruggins | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sparaggins | 67 | 2 | / |
| Speraggins | 67 | 1 | / |
| Spyrogiannis | 60 | 83 | / |
| Spirogiannis | 60 | 8 | / |
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