Spurrier Surname

135,563rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Spurrier Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the spurrier,' a maker of spurs. I see no instance in the Hundred Rolls of 1273.

Robert de Gisburgh, sporier, 26 Edward I: Freemen of York.

Nicholas Sporiare, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Spurrier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5721:140,92514,640
England4861:114,64611,731
Australia1041:259,57423,725
Canada491:751,95159,756
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Ecuador261:611,76311,738
Wales211:147,35910,403
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
France21:33,211,361423,184
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2851:85,5289,012
Jersey101:5,188903
Wales81:196,0527,186
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4621:108,69810,862

Spurrier Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the spurrier,' a maker of spurs. I see no instance in the Hundred Rolls of 1273.

Robert de Gisburgh, sporier, 26 Edward I: Freemen of York.

Nicholas Sporiare, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Nicholas le Sporiere, Close Rolls, 29 Edward III.

Benedict le Sporier. Placitorum in domo capitulari Westmonasteriensi.

Nicholas le Sporiere, London. Riley's Memorials of London.

1579. John Spurier, Somerset: Register of the University of Oxford.

1798. Married — John Smith and Elizabeth Spurrier: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Spur-Maker [Middle English spure, spore + the agential suff. -ier; Old English spura, spora, a spur] Cp. Sporrier.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The occupation; a maker of spurs.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Spurrier: maker of spurs.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Spurrier was the name of seven mayors of Poole during last century (S.). It is now rare in the county.

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

Spurrier Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spurrier occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spurrier? popularity and diffusion

Spurrier is the 135,563rd most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,198,355 people. The surname Spurrier is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Spurrier reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,572 people, or 1 in 140,925. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, Maryland, where 7 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States it is found in 21 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Spurrier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Spurrier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Spurrier surname expanded 557 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 171 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 263 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 60 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Spurrier Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Spurrier surname are 21.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.53% registered with the party.

The amount Spurrier earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.9% more than the national average, earning R 375,228 per year; in United States they earn 3.05% more than the national average, earning $44,465 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.38% less than the national average, earning $49,493 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spurier938/
Spurrie931/
Spurrir930/
Spurrer930/
Spurgier880/
Spirrier880/
Spurrior880/
Spurries880/
Spurer865/
Spurie860/
Sporrer802,171/
Spurger80194/
Spuryer8013/
Sporrie801/
Spuries800/
Spoorier752/
Spoerrer751/
Sporer714,212/
Spirer71277/
Spurge71165/
Sporie7125/
Spürer7113/
Spórer718/
Spierer67471/
Shpirer67216/
Szporer6727/
Shporer6719/
Szpirer673/
Spierir673/
Spporer671/
Spurihi671/
Shporie671/
Sphorer670/
Spoorer670/
Spourge670/
Spurgir670/
Spurior670/
Spoerie670/
Spoehrer6316/
Schpirer637/
Shpierer632/
Spierrer631/
Šporer57184/
Sporje574/
Špirer573/
Spoerer53418/
Sporehr532/

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