Sproson Surname

477,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Sproson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sproston,' a township in the parish of Middlewich, Cheshire With Sproston and Sprosson, compare Snelston and Snelson in the same district.

Thomas Cranage, of Sproston, 1618: Wills at Chester.

Read More About This Surname

Sproson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6161:90,4519,760
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Jersey81:12,4002,398
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Wales41:773,63329,106
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1731:140,89812,691
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Sproson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sproston,' a township in the parish of Middlewich, Cheshire With Sproston and Sprosson, compare Snelston and Snelson in the same district.

Thomas Cranage, of Sproston, 1618: Wills at Chester.

Ralph Sproston, of Middlewich: ibid.

Robert Sproston, of the city of Chester, alderman, 1663: ibid. (1660-80)1.

1789. Married — John Sproson and Susanna Walker: St. George, Hanover Square.

1797. — Samuel Sproston and Elizabeth Kendall: ibid.

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

1 for Sproat’s Son: v. Sproat, Sprott.

2 for Sproston, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township in Cheshire, in which county the family still reside.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Sprostons derived their name from a township in the county. Their present home is in the Nantwich district. Robert Sproston was mayor of Chester in 1638 (H.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Sproson Last Name Facts

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

Sproson is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sproson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sproson is the 477,400th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,410,780 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Sproson are found; 91 percent are found in Northern Europe and 91 percent are found in British Isles.

Sproson is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 616 people, or 1 in 90,451. In England Sproson is most frequent in: Cheshire, where 19 percent are found, Staffordshire, where 16 percent are found and West Midlands, where 14 percent are found. Excluding England it exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 3 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Sproson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sproson has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Sproson surname rose 356 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 240 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sproson Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sproson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 342.4% more than the national average, earning R 1,051,300 per year; in United States they earn 31.45% more than the national average, earning $56,719 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.22% more than the national average, earning $50,288 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sprosson9353/
Sprotson930/
Sprason86280/
Sprosen86140/
Spruson862/
Spresson8019/
Sprasen711/
Sprozen711/
Sprusen710/
Spragion6723/
Spressen671/
Spruzen5736/
Sprajan571/
Spracen570/
Sprachan533/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sproson
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis