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Sproole Surname Definition:
(English) Energetic, Active [Dialectal English: cp. Middle English sproul, Middle Scottish spreul, to sprawl, Old English spreáwlian, ‘to move convulsively’; whence also Devon. sproil, active, agile, and North. English (1781: EnglishD.S.) sprewl, ‘to spurn and kick .
Read More About This SurnameSproole Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Sproole Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Energetic, Active [Dialectal English: cp. Middle English sproul, Middle Scottish spreul, to sprawl, Old English spreáwlian, ‘to move convulsively’; whence also Devon. sproil, active, agile, and North. English (1781: EnglishD.S.) sprewl, ‘to spurn and kick . . .’]
— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprooles | 93 | 19 | / |
| Sprole | 92 | 209 | / |
| Sprool | 92 | 2 | / |
| Sproule | 86 | 5,469 | / |
| Sproles | 86 | 1,914 | / |
| Sprotle | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sprolle | 86 | 0 | / |
| Sprol | 83 | 3 | / |
| Sproules | 80 | 141 | / |
| Sproulle | 80 | 24 | / |
| Sproujle | 80 | 10 | / |
| Sprottle | 80 | 6 | / |
| Sprolles | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sprouler | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sprotley | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sproul | 77 | 5,242 | / |
| Sproll | 77 | 892 | / |
| Sprule | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sproel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sprale | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sprohl | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sprold | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sproull | 71 | 2,124 | / |
| Sprules | 71 | 472 | / |
| Spraley | 71 | 71 | / |
| Spraule | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sprulle | 71 | 2 | / |
| Spruoll | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sprolla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sprolis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sproill | 71 | 1 | / |
| Spratle | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sprotel | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sprotly | 71 | 0 | / |
| Spruile | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sprales | 71 | 0 | / |
| Spratley | 67 | 2,835 | / |
| Spruille | 67 | 89 | / |
| Spratler | 67 | 37 | / |
| Sprossel | 67 | 33 | / |
| Sprutles | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sprul | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sproulis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sprotell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Spraglie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sprattle | 67 | 0 | / |
| Spraller | 67 | 0 | / |
| Spral | 67 | 0 | / |
| Spralley | 67 | 0 | / |
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