Spriggins Surname

908,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Spriggins 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.

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Spriggins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2301:1,575,908106,190
England341:1,638,76668,634
Australia291:930,88655,860
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

Spriggins 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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Spriggin’s (Son).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Spriggins Last Name Facts

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

Spriggins is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spriggins? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 908,336th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 24,872,170 people. The last name Spriggins occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Spriggins reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Spriggins is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 230 people, or 1 in 1,575,908. In The United States Spriggins is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 47 percent reside, Louisiana, where 23 percent reside and Mississippi, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.

Spriggins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Spriggins has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Spriggins last name increased 354 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 136 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spriggins Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Spriggins surname are 3.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Spriggins earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.05% less than the national average, earning $39,677 USD per year.

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