Springle Surname

475,239th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 704 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Grenada

Springle Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. or personal. Either 'the springald,' i.e. an active, alert young man (spring), or 'the son of Springald.' The latter is the more probable.

Julian Springald, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Springle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4391:825,64763,294
England861:647,88437,755
Canada531:695,20056,020
Trinidad and Tobago471:29,0213,035
Grenada191:5,712632
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Wales61:515,75523,171
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Swaziland41:324,550996
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England561:435,27425,262
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Springle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. or personal. Either 'the springald,' i.e. an active, alert young man (spring), or 'the son of Springald.' The latter is the more probable.

Julian Springald, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter Springaud, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Alan Springold, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Geoffrey Spurnegold, Fines Roll, 11 Edward I.

William Spryngod, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Alice Spryngot, Pat. Rolls, 4 Edward III. pt.

1662. Married — Francis Springall and Rhode Padnall: St. Dionis Backchurch.

The Manchester Evening News, Dec. 8, 1885, records the murder of an old man named Springhall at Hingham in Norfolk.

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

(Anglo-French-Teut.) a term applied to an Active, Nimble Individual [Middle English springal(d, a youth, stripling (also a military engine); Old French espringale, a dance, a military engine; from Old Saxon O.H.Ger. springan = Old Norse springa, to spring] In the Hundred-Rolls (a.d. 1274) we find the surname Springald, the vocalized form Springaud, and the imit. form Springold.

There came two springals of full tender yeares.—Spenser, Faerie Queene, V. x. 6.

Springall is occasionally for Springhall.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

As this Kent and Sussex name is often spelt Springate, it is probably local, although I do not find any place so designated.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Perhaps Springkell, a place at Kirkpatrick-Fleming, co. Dumfries.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Springle Last Name Facts

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

Springle is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Springle.

How Common Is The Last Name Springle? popularity and diffusion

It is the 475,239th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 10,351,628 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Springle reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 439 people, or 1 in 825,647. In The United States Springle is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 28 percent live, New Jersey, where 6 percent live and South Carolina, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Springle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Springle has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Springle last name rose 828 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 154 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Springle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Springle are 0.9% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Springle earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 6.2% less than the national average, earning R 222,900 per year; in United States they earn 6.68% less than the national average, earning $40,265 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.76% more than the national average, earning $59,501 CAD per year.

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