Ursprung Surname

304,684th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Ursprung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ursprung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland3811:21,5563,436
United States2611:1,388,73296,054
Germany2451:328,59432,651
Argentina1641:260,63121,036
France1051:632,59782,532
Austria451:189,23224,045
Hungary141:701,16338,752
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
England11:55,718,059489,080
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

The alternate forms: Uršprung (1) are calculated separately.

Ursprung Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ursprung occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Uršprung. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ursprung? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ursprung is the 304,684th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 5,862,869 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Ursprung live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Switzerland, where it is carried by 381 people, or 1 in 21,556. In Switzerland Ursprung is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Zürich, where 36 percent live, Canton of Aargau, where 20 percent live and Canton of Bern, where 11 percent live. Not including Switzerland this last name exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Germany, where 20 percent live.

Ursprung Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ursprung has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 791 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ursprung Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ursprung last name are 9.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.25% being registered to vote for the political party.

Ursprung earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.92% more than the national average, earning $45,272 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uršprung961/
Urshprung941/
Uhrsprung940/
Aursprung940/
Urspring883/
Ursprund882/
Orsprung880/
Ursprang880/
Uhrsprunk820/
Orsprong750/
Orsbrung750/
Hirschprung7454/
Oorsprong71103/
Ersbring6312/
Oorspronk596/
Örsbrink5017/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ursprung
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis