Sproule Surname
Approximately 5,469 people bear this surname
Sproule Surname Definition:
At the present time this name is usually spelt as above throughout Ulster; Sproulle, Sproul, Sprowle and Sprool are also current variants. The older spelling was Spruell: two “tituladoes” so called appear in the barony of Raphoe, Co. Donegal, in the census of 1659.
Read More About This SurnameSproule Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2,166 | 1:17,011 | 2,446 |
| United States | 1,174 | 1:308,738 | 28,337 |
| Australia | 976 | 1:27,660 | 3,756 |
| Northern Ireland | 464 | 1:3,976 | 792 |
| England | 288 | 1:193,465 | 17,079 |
| Scotland | 141 | 1:37,970 | 3,633 |
| South Africa | 113 | 1:479,449 | 39,619 |
| Ireland | 53 | 1:88,848 | 5,029 |
| New Zealand | 42 | 1:107,817 | 14,061 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 582 | 1:7,611 | 1,164 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 47 | 1:518,625 | 27,981 |
| Scotland | 29 | 1:129,076 | 5,773 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 179 | 1:280,551 | 22,627 |
Sproule (11) may also be a first name.
Sproule Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
At the present time this name is usually spelt as above throughout Ulster; Sproulle, Sproul, Sprowle and Sprool are also current variants. The older spelling was Spruell: two “tituladoes” so called appear in the barony of Raphoe, Co. Donegal, in the census of 1659. As Sproule it is still found there. The name is very rare outside Ulster and the adjacent parts of some Connacht counties. Co. Tyrone is its main location.
(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 . . .’]
In Go. Donegal since the mid-seventeenth century; now mainly located in Co. Tyrone. SIF 141
(English) One who spoke in a slow, drawling voice.
Sproule Demographics
Average Male Sproule Height
178.77 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Sproule Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sproule Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sproule is found most in Canada. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sproule? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 87,912th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,332,519 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Sproule are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 11 people.
The surname Sproule is most numerous in Canada, where it is carried by 2,166 people, or 1 in 17,011. In Canada Sproule is most prevalent in: Ontario, where 46 percent reside, Alberta, where 17 percent reside and British Columbia, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Canada this surname occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 18 percent reside.
Sproule Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sproule has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sproule surname expanded 656 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 613 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 486 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Sproule Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (37%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Sproule last name are 17.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.02% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Sproule earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 3.26% less than the national average, earning R 229,896 per year; in United States they earn 17.19% more than the national average, earning $50,568 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.66% more than the national average, earning $52,994 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sproules | 93 | 141 | / |
| Sproulle | 93 | 24 | / |
| Sproujle | 93 | 10 | / |
| Sprouler | 93 | 0 | / |
| Sproul | 92 | 5,242 | / |
| Sprole | 92 | 209 | / |
| Sprule | 92 | 2 | / |
| Sproull | 86 | 2,124 | / |
| Sproles | 86 | 1,914 | / |
| Sprules | 86 | 472 | / |
| Sprouel | 86 | 7 | / |
| Spraule | 86 | 3 | / |
| Sprulle | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sprotle | 86 | 1 | / |
| Spruile | 86 | 0 | / |
| Sproole | 86 | 0 | / |
| Sprolle | 86 | 0 | / |
| Sprol | 83 | 3 | / |
| Sprul | 83 | 2 | / |
| Spruille | 80 | 89 | / |
| Sprooles | 80 | 19 | / |
| Sprutles | 80 | 10 | / |
| Sprottle | 80 | 6 | / |
| Spruelle | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sproulis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sprolles | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sprotley | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sprouell | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sproll | 77 | 892 | / |
| Spraul | 77 | 574 | / |
| Spruel | 77 | 178 | / |
| Sprull | 77 | 159 | / |
| Spruil | 77 | 31 | / |
| Sprile | 77 | 11 | / |
| Sprool | 77 | 2 | / |
| Spreul | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sprrul | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sproel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sprale | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sprold | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sprohl | 77 | 0 | / |
| Spruielle | 75 | 10 | / |
| Spruill | 71 | 9,601 | / |
| Spruell | 71 | 2,242 | / |
| Spruiel | 71 | 180 | / |
| Sprauel | 71 | 167 | / |
| Spraley | 71 | 71 | / |
| Spreull | 71 | 40 | / |
| Sprowel | 71 | 10 | / |
| Spraull | 71 | 4 | / |
| Spratle | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sprueli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sprolis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sprugli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Spruoll | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sprolla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sproill | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sprotly | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sprotel | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sprusel | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sprales | 71 | 0 | / |
| Spratley | 67 | 2,835 | / |
| Spruiell | 67 | 999 | / |
| Sprowell | 67 | 192 | / |
| Spreutel | 67 | 48 | / |
| Spratler | 67 | 37 | / |
| Sprossel | 67 | 33 | / |
| Spreuill | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sprutell | 67 | 2 | / |
| Spruieli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sprotell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sprailer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Spraglie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sprailey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sprucill | 67 | 0 | / |
| Spreioll | 67 | 0 | / |
| Spral | 67 | 0 | / |
| Spraller | 67 | 0 | / |
| Spralley | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sprattle | 67 | 0 | / |
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