Sprigg Surname
Approximately 1,745 people bear this surname
Sprigg Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sprig,' very probably a nick, of the personal name, Sprigin (v. Spriggin). This is the more likely as Sprigg and the genitive Spriggs are found chiefly in the neighbourhood of Norfolk, where Spriggins and Spurgeon, &c, arose.
Read More About This SurnameSprigg Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 684 | 1:529,911 | 44,115 |
| England | 559 | 1:99,675 | 10,532 |
| Australia | 426 | 1:63,370 | 7,610 |
| Canada | 41 | 1:898,673 | 68,969 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 314 | 1:77,629 | 8,424 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 482 | 1:104,188 | 10,499 |
Sprigg Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sprig,' very probably a nick, of the personal name, Sprigin (v. Spriggin). This is the more likely as Sprigg and the genitive Spriggs are found chiefly in the neighbourhood of Norfolk, where Spriggins and Spurgeon, &c, arose.
1607. Married —William Sprig, blacksmith, and Grace Percye: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1672. Buried — Mary Spriggs: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1655. — Lidia, wife of John Sprigg: ibid.
(Teutonic) a nickname from the O.Low Ger. word seen in Mod.L.Ger. sprikk, Frisian sprik(ke, Old Norse sprek, a stick, twig, Old English sprœc, a shoot, twig.
Sprig.—A small, slender person.—Lonsdale Gloss., p. 79.
“Small, slender person” in Old English.
(English) A small, slender person, one so called from some resemblance to a stick or twig.
Sprigg Demographics
Average Sprigg Salary in
United States
$46,210 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sprigg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sprigg Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sprigg is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sprigg? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sprigg is the 231,565th most prevalent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,176,244 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Sprigg are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 684 people, or 1 in 529,911. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 15 percent reside, Florida, where 11 percent reside and Maryland, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States Sprigg is found in 16 countries. It is also found in England, where 32 percent reside and Australia, where 24 percent reside.
Sprigg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sprigg has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 142 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 178 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sprigg Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Sprigg surname are 12.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.96% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Sprigg earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.09% more than the national average, earning $46,210 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.18% more than the national average, earning $58,219 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spriggs | 92 | 13,476 | / |
| Sprig | 91 | 4 | / |
| Sppriggs | 86 | 0 | / |
| Sprigs | 83 | 61 | / |
| Spregg | 83 | 10 | / |
| Spraig | 83 | 4 | / |
| Sprieg | 83 | 1 | / |
| Spruig | 83 | 0 | / |
| Sprigue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Spreggs | 77 | 1 | / |
| Spraigs | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sprik | 73 | 583 | / |
| Sprug | 73 | 20 | / |
| Sprix | 73 | 1 | / |
| Spreg | 73 | 0 | / |
| Spraigue | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sprick | 67 | 2,510 | / |
| Spreag | 67 | 43 | / |
| Spreik | 67 | 6 | / |
| Spritc | 67 | 5 | / |
| Spraic | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sprygs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Spregk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shprik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shpric | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sprike | 67 | 0 | / |
| Spregs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sprayg | 67 | 0 | / |
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