Spur Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Spur Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Spur family

Profession Census Frequency
House Servant 4
Farmer's Daughter 3
Gardener 2
Labourer 2
Scholar 2
Glass Dealer 2
Stone Mason 2
Farmer Of 18 Acres Employing 12 Labourer 1
Farmer's Son 1
Farmer's Wife 1
Labourer's Wife 1
Dress Maker 1
Farmer's Servant 1
Coach Man 1
House Maid 1
Factory Lad 1
School Mistress House Keeper 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Servant 1
Potman 1
Ag Lab 1
Butcher 1
Cloth Dresser 1
Rag Picker 1
Wife 1

Spur Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Soper 60% 13,058
2 Spear 60% 10,307
3 Spurr 80% 8,535
4 Speer 60% 2,350
5 Spoor 60% 2,223
6 Spier 60% 1,795
7 Spare 60% 1,705
8 Speare 50% 1,130
9 Spire 60% 544
10 Soaper 50% 500
11 Spur 100% 419
12 Spore 60% 370
13 Spiro 60% 277
14 Spoore 50% 259
15 Spour 80% 257
16 Saper 60% 242
17 Spree 40% 208
18 Super 60% 206
19 Asper 60% 184
20 Saperia 43% 130
21 Spir 75% 109
22 Spure 80% 109

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The surname Spur is the 11th most popular variant of Soper.

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