Explore the Family Name Spaid
The meaning of Spaid
1. Americanized form of German Späht: nickname for a tardy person, for someone who tends to be late in appearance or his work, from Middle High German spæte ‘late’, hence a cognate of Späth (see Spath). The surname Späht is very rare in Germany. 2. Scottish: variant of Spade. This surname is very rare in Britain.
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How common is the last name Spaid in the United States?
Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Spaid has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked at 21,880 with a count of 1,107 people bearing this surname. By 2010, it dropped to rank 24,352 with a count of 1,029 people. This represented an 11.3% decrease in rank and a 7.05% decrease in total count. The proportion of individuals with the Spaid surname per 100,000 people also decreased by 14.63% over the decade.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #21,880 | #24,352 | -11.3% |
| Count | 1,107 | 1,029 | -7.05% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.41 | 0.35 | -14.63% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Spaid
The ethnicity of individuals bearing the Spaid surname saw some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority identified as White, constituting 97.38% in 2000 and 96.70% in 2010, experiencing a minor decrease of 0.70%. The percentage of those identifying as Black increased significantly from 0.54% to 1.17%. Furthermore, there was a noteworthy emergence of Hispanic ethnicity within the population from zero in 2000 to 0.78% in 2010. Those identifying with two or more races increased by 25.93%, while the American Indian and Alaskan Native category had a decrease from 0.72% to zero. There were no reported individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity in either year.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 97.38% | 96.7% | -0.7% |
| Black | 0.54% | 1.17% | 116.67% |
| Hispanic | 0% | 0.78% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 0.54% | 0.68% | 25.93% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0.72% | 0% | 0% |