Sprote Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Scotland

Sprote Surname Definition:

(English) the A.-Sax Sprot(a, a pers. name from sprota, m. (= Old Norse sproti), ‘a sprout’, ‘shoot’, ‘peg’ [conn. with Old English sprott = Dutch sprot = Low German sprotte, a sprat; and cp. Dutch spruit, a sprout, child] William Sprot.—Pipe-Rolls, A.

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Sprote Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

The alternate forms: Spröte (76) are calculated separately.

Sprote Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) the A.-Sax Sprot(a, a pers. name from sprota, m. (= Old Norse sproti), ‘a sprout’, ‘shoot’, ‘peg’ [conn. with Old English sprott = Dutch sprot = Low German sprotte, a sprat; and cp. Dutch spruit, a sprout, child] William Sprot.—Pipe-Rolls, A.D. 1250-1.

Richard Sprot.— Hundred Rolls, A.D. 1274.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sprote Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sprote occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Spröte. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sprote? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,427,875th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Sprote is primarily found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Sprote reside; 75 percent reside in South America and 75 percent reside in Luso-South America.

It is most common in Brazil, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 14,271,622. In Brazil Sprote is primarily found in: Santa Catarina, where 80 percent reside, Paraná, where 13 percent reside and Rio Grande do Sul, where 7 percent reside. Besides Brazil it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Sprote Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sprote has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Sprote surname decreased 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spröte9476/
Sprotte921,116/
Sproete9220/
Sproste922/
Sprothe921/
Shprote921/
Sproute921/
Sprotes921/
Sprot91333/
Sprottie862/
Sprostea861/
Sprother861/
Sprostey860/
Sprottey860/
Sprott832,696/
Sprout831,721/
Sprute83546/
Szprot8386/
Shprot8374/
Sproit8315/
Sprost835/
Sproti834/
Sprate834/
Sproty833/
Sprotz832/
Sprota831/
Sprots830/
Sproot830/
Sproth830/
Sprouster8021/
Spratte77628/
Sprotti77146/
Sprater77125/
Sprouts7747/
Sprötge7745/
Sprutte7729/
Sprostý778/
Sprosts776/
Sproust773/
Sprotty772/
Sprutee771/
Sprotts771/
Spruyte771/
Sprotys771/
Sproutt770/
Spraute770/
Spruter770/
Sproety770/
Spruthe770/
Sprod73148/
Sprat7352/
Spruytte71473/
Spratter7150/
Spratiey711/
Spruster710/
Sprattey710/
Sprather710/
Spratt6711,932/
Spruta67118/
Spraut6729/
Shprotova6713/
Sproud6710/
Sproggitt670/
Spraat670/
Sprats670/
Sproid670/
Spreud670/
Sprrat670/
Sprath670/
Spraty670/

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