Spurr Surname

86,018th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,604 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Spurr Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) a nickname from the Sparrow [Old Norse spörr] (English) a sign-name or trade-name from the Spur [Middle English spure, Old English spura]

Spurr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0961:26,5833,628
United States1,9881:182,32318,203
Australia6031:44,7695,634
Canada5331:69,1297,929
Israel861:99,50711,457
South Africa761:712,86550,752
New Zealand601:75,47211,103
Wales511:60,6775,433
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Uruguay161:214,48516,699
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
France41:16,605,680368,153
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2561:19,4072,784
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4851:103,54410,448

Spurr Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian) a nickname from the Sparrow [Old Norse spörr] (English) a sign-name or trade-name from the Spur [Middle English spure, Old English spura]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One with some characteristic of a sparrow; dweller near a beam or pole; dweller at the sign of the sparrow.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From residence at the spur, or declivity, of a hill.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The same as Spar, Spear, and Sparrow, from Anglo-Saxon speara, spearwa, Danish, spurre.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

The English form of Esperon. See Sprunt.

The Norman People (1874)

From the Old Norse, Spörr; nickname (a sparrow).from the Danish, Sporré; from the German, Spörel; from the Dutch, Spoor; in the Domesday Book, Spur, Sperri; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Spurr Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Spurr Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Spurr occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spurr? popularity and diffusion

The surname Spurr is the 86,018th most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,300,419 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Spurr are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 2,096 people, or 1 in 26,583. In England Spurr is most frequent in: West Yorkshire, where 18 percent are found, South Yorkshire, where 9 percent are found and Greater London, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account England Spurr exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Spurr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Spurr has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Spurr surname grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 410 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 5,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spurr Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Spurr last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Spurr surname are 11.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.66% registered with the political party.

The amount Spurr earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 11.24% less than the national average, earning R 210,936 per year; in United States they earn 12.76% more than the national average, earning $48,654 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.42% more than the national average, earning $49,894 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spurre9122/
Speurr910/
Spur89285/
Spaur80774/
Shpur80418/
Spure80173/
Spuur80172/
Spour80166/
Sporr8097/
Speur8071/
Szpur8059/
Spuhr8045/
Sphur802/
Sppur801/
Spuir801/
Spurd801/
Spurz800/
Speurt7387/
Spoerr7384/
Sputrh737/
Spurth733/
Shpure733/
Shpurh731/
Shpurt731/
Spourt730/
Spoure730/
Sphorr730/
Spor67971/
Špur67155/
Spurová6748/
Spür6715/
Spór6715/
Spurova675/
Zpur671/

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