Spurgin Surname
Approximately 2,213 people bear this surname
Spurgin Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sprigin.' There can be little doubt about this. It is evidently an old and long-forgotten Scandinavian personal name. Norfolk is the home. It occurs there so early as 1273.
Read More About This SurnameSpurgin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,849 | 1:196,030 | 19,332 |
| England | 183 | 1:304,470 | 23,072 |
| Australia | 147 | 1:183,644 | 18,462 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 140 | 1:174,110 | 14,584 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 275 | 1:182,613 | 16,219 |
The alternate forms: Spürgin (22) & Špurgin (1) are calculated separately.
Spurgin (15) may also be a first name.
Spurgin Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sprigin.' There can be little doubt about this. It is evidently an old and long-forgotten Scandinavian personal name. Norfolk is the home. It occurs there so early as 1273. The spelling of the surname is imitative, a copy of surgeon. For further instances and proof, v. Spriggin.
William Sprigin, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Simon Sprugin, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Ralph Spraging, 1622: Marriage Lic. (London).
1566. Robert Spurgynne, vicar of Fouldon, Norfolk: Ft.
John Spurgeon, mayor of Yarmouth, 1712: ibid.
1764. Baptised — Daniel, s. Daniel Spurgeon: St. Peter, Cornhill.
Said to be palatalized metathetic forms of the 13th-cent. Norfolk Sprigin, through the 16th-cent. form Spurgynne (v. Spriggin). This is not impossible; but Spurgeon would readily represent a conceivable nickname ‘Spur-John’.
The name of Spurgeon may be a corruption of Spigurnel, the name of an ancient family owning the manor of Stondon, Essex, in the 13th and 14th centuries (W.). Spygurnel and Spigurnel were Norfolk names in the 13th century, and Spugin occurred in Cambridgeshire at the same period (H. R.). According to Camden, a "spigurnel" was a sealer of writs, an office hereditary for a time to the Bohuns of Midhurst, Sussex. John Spurgeon was mayor of Yarmouth in 1698, and in 1762 Mr. Spurgion lived at Anmere in the same county of Norfolk (Blomefield's "Norfolk").
Spurgin Demographics
Average Spurgin Salary in
United States
$42,667 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Spurgin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Spurgin Come From? nationality or country of origin
Spurgin occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Spürgin or Špurgin. For other potential spellings of Spurgin click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Spurgin? popularity and diffusion
It is the 190,637th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,293,062 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Spurgin reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 83 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Spurgin is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 15 people.
This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,849 people, or 1 in 196,030. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 29 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Nevada, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 17 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.
Spurgin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Spurgin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Spurgin surname rose 672 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 131 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Spurgin Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Spurgin are 13.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.32% registered with the party.
Spurgin earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.12% less than the national average, earning $42,667 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spürgin | 95 | 22 | / |
| Špurgin | 95 | 1 | / |
| Spurging | 93 | 12 | / |
| Spurgain | 93 | 0 | / |
| Spurin | 92 | 51 | / |
| Spurgienė | 88 | 4 | / |
| Spurina | 86 | 40 | / |
| Spurgen | 86 | 19 | / |
| Shpurin | 86 | 3 | / |
| Spuring | 86 | 3 | / |
| Spurein | 86 | 1 | / |
| Spirgin | 86 | 0 | / |
| Spurn | 83 | 33 | / |
| Spurring | 80 | 33 | / |
| Spurgeen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Spurgoen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Spurguen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Spaursin | 80 | 0 | / |
| Spurgent | 80 | 0 | / |
| Spurrien | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sporin | 77 | 120 | / |
| Spuren | 77 | 2 | / |
| Spurnt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Spuryn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Spurhn | 77 | 0 | / |
| Spurne | 77 | 0 | / |
| Spirgienė | 75 | 1 | / |
| Spureisen | 75 | 0 | / |
| Shporin | 71 | 40 | / |
| Spirgen | 71 | 16 | / |
| Shpuren | 71 | 5 | / |
| Szporin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sporgen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Spurzen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Spurgem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Spurjen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sporn | 67 | 1,822 | / |
| Spurnova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Špurienė | 67 | 1 | / |
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