Spurs Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Iceland

Spurs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spurs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England971:574,41334,909
United States971:3,736,690206,520
Israel191:450,40234,739
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:541,67528,673
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:597,84140,179

Spurs (13) may also be a first name.

Spurs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spurs is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Spurs.

How Common Is The Last Name Spurs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Spurs is the 1,038,570th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 30,113,826 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 45 percent of Spurs live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent given name worldwide. It is borne by 13 people.

The surname Spurs is most common in England, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 574,413. In England it is most numerous in: Tyne and Wear, where 48 percent reside, Oxfordshire, where 14 percent reside and Durham, where 12 percent reside. Beside England this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent reside and Israel, where 8 percent reside.

Spurs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Spurs has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 216 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 115 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spurs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Spurs last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Spurs last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.64% being registered with the party.

Spurs earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.25% less than the national average, earning $25,349 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spours91109/
Spurrs919/
Spurse910/
Spourse831/
Spors801,229/
Spirs80350/
Spiers7312,973/
Spoors731,093/
Spiërs7319/
Spurce7311/
Sporås733/
Sporss731/
Spoers731/
Spurch730/
Spierss671/
Spiersch6244/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Spurs
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