Sprout Surname
Approximately 1,721 people bear this surname
Sprout Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sprot,' Domesday (Derbyshire). For further instances, v. Sproat.
Henry Sprot, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Richard Sprot, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Simon Sprot, Bedfordshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameSprout Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,474 | 1:245,902 | 23,432 |
| South Africa | 105 | 1:515,978 | 41,519 |
| Canada | 79 | 1:466,400 | 40,200 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 89 | 1:273,881 | 19,201 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 513 | 1:97,892 | 9,961 |
Sprout (32) may also be a first name.
Sprout Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sprot,' Domesday (Derbyshire). For further instances, v. Sproat.
Henry Sprot, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Richard Sprot, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Simon Sprot, Bedfordshire, ibid.
John Sprot, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Agnes Sprote, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1449. John Sprott de Surlingham, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.
1582. John Spratte and Elizabeth Wheatlye: Marriage Lic. (London).
1594. Edward Sprott or Spratt, Staffordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sprot,' a Domesday personal name; v. Spratt, which is a variant.
1628. William Sproate, of Hornby: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.
1666. Henry Sprote, of Hornby, ibid.
1616. Christopher Sprote, of Tatham: ibid.
1623. Margaret Sprotte: ibid.
These last two are manifestly of one family. Their descendants are now found invariably as Sproat in Lancashire.
1733. Christopher Sproat, of Tatham: ibid.
— Susan Sproat, of Tatham: ibid.
Perhaps from Sprot, an Old English personal name, but more likely to be of Scandinavian origin (Redin, p. 8). The tradition of those bearing this name in Scotland is that their ancestors were Saxons who came into Scotland after the Norman Conquest of England. The first recorded of the name in Scotland appears to be Hugh Sprot of Ur who witnessed a charter by Eustace Baliol granting the church and lands of Hur (Urr) in 1262 to the monks of Holyrood (LSC., 81). Adam Spnit or Spr'ut was witness in Glasgow, c. 1290 (REG., p. 200). Richard Sprot of Bryset, Roxburghshire, is recorded in 1307 (Sc. Ant., V, p. 22), and Walter Sprot was tenant of Newtoun in Moffatdale, 1376 (RHM., I, p. lxii). William Sprout and John Sprout were elected lineators of Aberdeen, 1398 (CRA., p. 374), William Sprot was admitted burgess there in 1443, John Spnit in 1457, and William Sprut in 1479 (NSCM., I, p. 8, 15, 28). Robert Sprute, witness at Inuerarite, 1505 (REB., I, 222). Twelve of the name are in the Commissariot Record of Kirkcudbright between 1663-1800.
The fish, analogous to Herring, &c.
A probable corruption of Pratt, for Parratt, a diminutive of the French Pierre.
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Sprout Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sprout Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sprout is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sprout? popularity and diffusion
Sprout is the 234,133rd most commonly held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,234,483 people. Sprout is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Sprout live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,840,253rd most common first name globally It is held by 32 people.
The surname Sprout is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,474 people, or 1 in 245,902. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 12 percent are found, Ohio, where 8 percent are found and Illinois, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 6 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.
Sprout Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sprout has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sprout last name grew 287 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sprout Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Sprout are 17.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.16% registered with the party.
The amount Sprout earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 130.16% more than the national average, earning R 546,948 per year; in United States they earn 2.95% less than the national average, earning $41,878 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.36% more than the national average, earning $54,832 CAD per year.
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