Springer Surname

7,492nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75,846 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Springer Surname Definition:

Thomas Sprynger held a land in Aberdeen, 1396 (REA., II, p. 293). compare under Spring.

Springer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States42,7751:8,4741,015
Germany18,5021:4,351502
Austria1,9581:4,349473
Poland1,7381:21,8693,307
Barbados1,6761:17225
Canada1,5731:23,4243,186
England1,3891:40,1145,166
Netherlands8801:19,1902,997
Trinidad and Tobago7711:1,769299
France5711:116,32717,517
Australia4711:57,3166,985
Brazil4331:494,39818,652
Argentina3321:128,74510,907
Israel3211:26,6593,892
South Africa3051:177,63219,553
Guyana2631:2,898535
Panama2081:18,8091,292
Switzerland1421:57,8377,311
Czechia1131:94,10115,664
New Zealand1121:40,4316,796
Denmark1111:50,8535,233
Thailand1071:660,171110,844
Hungary791:124,25711,583
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Sweden741:133,0649,401
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines671:1,681344
Saint Lucia661:2,709419
Romania611:329,14528,853
United States Virgin Islands551:2,007337
Belgium441:261,28731,734
Uruguay441:77,9948,034
Russia431:3,351,699174,427
Chile411:429,67011,433
Spain331:1,416,72844,772
Nicaragua311:194,2292,495
Jamaica301:95,6654,064
Norway271:190,45522,163
Croatia211:201,36224,020
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Wales191:162,87011,152
Grenada171:6,384671
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Saint Kitts and Nevis121:4,600509
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
China91:151,924,6187,954
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Bahamas51:78,350887
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Anguilla11:13,436792
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malta11:430,2723,380
Montserrat11:4,947471
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1941:125,64611,793
Wales31:522,80514,314
Jersey31:17,2942,528
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,9971:6,280788

The alternate forms: Špringer (307) are calculated separately.

Springer (208) may also be a first name.

Springer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Thomas Sprynger held a land in Aberdeen, 1396 (REA., II, p. 293). compare under Spring.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) Dweller at, or near, the spring or well; dweller near a thicket or group of young trees.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from a personal characteristic) A nickname for a person who was very vivacious.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

A sobriquet relating to the elasticity of the first bearer.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Springer Last Name Facts

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

Springer (Russian: Спрингер) is found most in The United States. It may be rendered as: Špringer. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Springer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Springer is the 7,492nd most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 96,083 people. The surname Springer occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Springer reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Springer is also the 627,410th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 208 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 42,775 people, or 1 in 8,474. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 8 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname is found in 105 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 24 percent reside and Austria, where 3 percent reside.

Springer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Springer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Springer surname rose 535 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 716 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 633 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 62 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Springer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States Springer are 36.14% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 89.37% registered with the political party.

The amount Springer earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 6.41% more than the national average, earning 368,252 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 16.01% more than the national average, earning R 275,676 per year; in United States they earn 0.6% more than the national average, earning $43,408 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.08% more than the national average, earning $56,182 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Springer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Springer in the Russian language
Спрингерspringer-

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