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
Sprigg Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sprigg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sprigg Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sprigg is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sprigg? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 231,565th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,176,244 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Sprigg live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America.
It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 684 people, or 1 in 529,911. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 15 percent are found, Florida, where 11 percent are found and Maryland, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in England, where 32 percent are found and Australia, where 24 percent are found.
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 last name 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 adherence of those bearing the Sprigg last name is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Sprigg surname are 12.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US 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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