Sproul Surname
Approximately 5,242 people bear this surname
Sproul Surname Definition:
(English) One who spoke in a slow, drawling voice.
Read More About This SurnameSproul Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,846 | 1:94,243 | 10,584 |
| Canada | 601 | 1:61,307 | 7,184 |
| Scotland | 270 | 1:19,829 | 2,316 |
| England | 247 | 1:225,579 | 18,901 |
| Australia | 161 | 1:167,675 | 17,258 |
| Jamaica | 33 | 1:86,968 | 3,873 |
| New Zealand | 31 | 1:146,075 | 17,002 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 22 | 1:201,358 | 9,557 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 315 | 1:11,883 | 1,445 |
| England | 62 | 1:393,151 | 23,809 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,081 | 1:46,456 | 5,348 |
Sproul (11) may also be a first name.
Sproul Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) One who spoke in a slow, drawling voice.
User-submitted Reference
The name originated as a title given to Walter the Spruel around 1400 in Scotland.
There are two prevalent lines of thought for the meaning:
- spry or agile
- sprawling or spreading
The second is more likely.
- Lawrence SproulSproul Demographics
Average Male Sproul Height
177.61 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Sproul Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sproul Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sproul occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sproul? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 91,343rd most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,390,222 people. Sproul occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Sproul reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most common first name at a global level, borne by 11 people.
It is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 3,846 people, or 1 in 94,243. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 11 percent are found, Maine, where 6 percent are found and Florida, where 5 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 24 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 11 percent are found and Scotland, where 5 percent are found.
Sproul Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sproul has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sproul last name rose 356 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 14 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 398 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Sproul Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Sproul surname is chiefly Anglican (59%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Sproul surname are 7.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.17% registered with the party.
The amount Sproul earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.54% more than the national average, earning R 445,656 per year; in United States they earn 4.47% more than the national average, earning $45,077 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.39% less than the national average, earning $48,993 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sproule | 92 | 5,469 | / |
| Sproull | 92 | 2,124 | / |
| Sprouel | 92 | 7 | / |
| Sprol | 91 | 3 | / |
| Sprul | 91 | 2 | / |
| Sproulle | 86 | 24 | / |
| Sproujle | 86 | 10 | / |
| Sprouell | 86 | 0 | / |
| Sproll | 83 | 892 | / |
| Spraul | 83 | 574 | / |
| Sprole | 83 | 209 | / |
| Spruel | 83 | 178 | / |
| Sprull | 83 | 159 | / |
| Spruil | 83 | 31 | / |
| Sprule | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sprool | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sproel | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sprrul | 83 | 1 | / |
| Spreul | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sprold | 83 | 0 | / |
| Sprohl | 83 | 0 | / |
| Spruill | 77 | 9,601 | / |
| Spruell | 77 | 2,242 | / |
| Spruiel | 77 | 180 | / |
| Sprauel | 77 | 167 | / |
| Spreull | 77 | 40 | / |
| Sprowel | 77 | 10 | / |
| Spraull | 77 | 4 | / |
| Spraule | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sprulle | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sproill | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sprugli | 77 | 1 | / |
| Spruoll | 77 | 1 | / |
| Spruile | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sprotel | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sproole | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sprolle | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sprusel | 77 | 0 | / |
| Spral | 73 | 0 | / |
| Spruiell | 71 | 999 | / |
| Sprowell | 71 | 192 | / |
| Spruille | 71 | 89 | / |
| Spreutel | 71 | 48 | / |
| Sprossel | 71 | 33 | / |
| Spreuill | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sprutell | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sprotell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Spreioll | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sprucill | 71 | 0 | / |
| Spriel | 67 | 105 | / |
| Spruielle | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sprzal | 67 | 4 | / |
| Spratl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Spreel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Spralt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sprale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sprall | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sprail | 67 | 0 | / |
| Spraal | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sprael | 67 | 0 | / |
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Sproul Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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