Sprote Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameSprote Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
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.
Sprote Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sprote Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sprote is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Spröte. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sprote? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,427,875th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Sprote live; 75 percent live in South America and 75 percent live in Luso-South America.
The last name Sprote is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 14,271,622. In Brazil Sprote is most prevalent in: Santa Catarina, where 80 percent are found, Paraná, where 13 percent are found and Rio Grande do Sul, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Brazil Sprote is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 10 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.
Sprote Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sprote has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname fell 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spröte | 94 | 76 | / |
| Sprotte | 92 | 1,116 | / |
| Sproete | 92 | 20 | / |
| Sproste | 92 | 2 | / |
| Sprothe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shprote | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sproute | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sprotes | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sprot | 91 | 333 | / |
| Sprottie | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sprostea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sprother | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sprostey | 86 | 0 | / |
| Sprottey | 86 | 0 | / |
| Sprott | 83 | 2,696 | / |
| Sprout | 83 | 1,721 | / |
| Sprute | 83 | 546 | / |
| Szprot | 83 | 86 | / |
| Shprot | 83 | 74 | / |
| Sproit | 83 | 15 | / |
| Sprost | 83 | 5 | / |
| Sproti | 83 | 4 | / |
| Sprate | 83 | 4 | / |
| Sproty | 83 | 3 | / |
| Sprotz | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sprota | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sprots | 83 | 0 | / |
| Sproot | 83 | 0 | / |
| Sproth | 83 | 0 | / |
| Sprouster | 80 | 21 | / |
| Spratte | 77 | 628 | / |
| Sprotti | 77 | 146 | / |
| Sprater | 77 | 125 | / |
| Sprouts | 77 | 47 | / |
| Sprötge | 77 | 45 | / |
| Sprutte | 77 | 29 | / |
| Sprostý | 77 | 8 | / |
| Sprosts | 77 | 6 | / |
| Sproust | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sprotty | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sprutee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sprotts | 77 | 1 | / |
| Spruyte | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sprotys | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sproutt | 77 | 0 | / |
| Spraute | 77 | 0 | / |
| Spruter | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sproety | 77 | 0 | / |
| Spruthe | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sprod | 73 | 148 | / |
| Sprat | 73 | 52 | / |
| Spruytte | 71 | 473 | / |
| Spratter | 71 | 50 | / |
| Spratiey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Spruster | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sprattey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sprather | 71 | 0 | / |
| Spratt | 67 | 11,932 | / |
| Spruta | 67 | 118 | / |
| Spraut | 67 | 29 | / |
| Shprotova | 67 | 13 | / |
| Sproud | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sproggitt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Spraat | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sprats | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sproid | 67 | 0 | / |
| Spreud | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sprrat | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sprath | 67 | 0 | / |
| Spraty | 67 | 0 | / |
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