Spurrell Surname

178,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,398 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Spurrell Surname Definition:

(English) Kicker [Old English spurul, ‘given to kicking or trampling’ (?)]

Spurrell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1,5621:23,5893,214
United States4081:888,38067,160
England3161:176,32316,023
Australia811:333,28028,364
Wales71:442,07621,198
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2531:96,3459,841
Wales151:104,5614,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Spurrell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Kicker [Old English spurul, ‘given to kicking or trampling’ (?)]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably from the parish of Sporle, co. Norfolk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the German, Spörel; a personal name.

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

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

Spurrell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spurrell is found in Canada more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Spurrell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spurrell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 178,182nd most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,039,010 people. The surname Spurrell occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Spurrell reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Spurrell is most frequently used in Canada, where it is borne by 1,562 people, or 1 in 23,589. In Canada it is most common in: Newfoundland and Labrador, where 49 percent are found, Ontario, where 25 percent are found and Alberta, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Canada this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.

Spurrell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Spurrell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Spurrell surname increased 1,457 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 125 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 53 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spurrell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Spurrell last name are 3.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.53% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Spurrell earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.5% more than the national average, earning $49,836 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.41% less than the national average, earning $46,498 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szpurrell941/
Spurell9373/
Spurrel9315/
Spurrill8881/
Spirrell8839/
Spuriell882/
Spuruell881/
Spureell881/
Spurll8617/
Spurel860/
Sporrel8082/
Spurill8075/
Spuriel8021/
Spaurel808/
Spurrhl801/
Spirell800/
Spurl774/
Spirrill753/
Spurgill752/
Sporel7118/
Spuril712/
Sporll710/
Spirel710/
Spourl710/
Spuerl710/
Spaurl710/
Spoerel6739/
Sporill671/
Sporl62253/
Spirl6219/
Spoerl571,084/
Šporel5711/
Spirlì576/
Spierl570/

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