Spurrel Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Spurrel Surname Definition:

Probably from the parish of Sporle, co. Norfolk.

Spurrel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Spurrel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Probably from the parish of Sporle, co. Norfolk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Spurrell: The Spurrells, or Spurles, may have originally taken their name from Spurwell in the parish of Wembury.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Spurrel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spurrel is more frequently found in Canada than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spurrel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Spurrel is the 5,057,639th most common family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Spurrel occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Spurrel reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Spurrel is most commonly held in Canada, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 2,834,276. In Canada it is mostly found in: Newfoundland and Labrador, where 69 percent reside and Alberta, where 31 percent reside. Other than Canada this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spurrell932,398/
Spurel920/
Szpurrell881/
Sporrel8682/
Spurell8673/
Spuriel8621/
Spaurel868/
Spurrhl861/
Spurl834/
Spurrill8081/
Spirrell8039/
Spuriell802/
Spuruell801/
Spureell801/
Sporel7718/
Spurll7717/
Spuril772/
Spuerl770/
Spaurl770/
Spourl770/
Spirel770/
Spurill7175/
Spoerel7139/
Spirell710/
Sporl67253/
Spirl6719/
Spirrill673/
Spurgill672/
Spoerl621,084/
Šporel6211/
Spirlì626/
Spierl620/
Sporll620/
Sporill571/

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