Explore the Family Name Spainhour

The meaning of Spainhour

Americanized form of German Spanhauer, an occupational name for a lath cutter, from Middle High German spān ‘wood chip’ + -hauer, an agent derivative of hauen ‘to cut or hew’ or ‘to knock’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Spainhour in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Spainhour has seen a decrease between 2000 and 2010. Initially ranked 21,349 in 2000, it slipped to 23,019 by 2010, a decline of about 7.82%. The count of individuals with the Spainhour surname also decreased from 1,143 in 2000 to 1,110 in 2010, a decrease of 2.89%. The proportion per 100k of people with this surname also saw a drop of 9.52% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,349	#23,019	-7.82%
Count	1,143	1,110	-2.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.42	0.38	-9.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Spainhour

In terms of ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the majority of those with the surname Spainhour identify as White, although there was a slight decrease from 97.03% in 2000 to 96.04% in 2010. There was an increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those reporting two or more races. Specifically, the percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander rose from 0.52% to 0.81%, representing a 55.77% increase. Those reporting two or more races increased from 0.96% to 1.26%, a 31.25% increase. The percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic showed a slight decrease from 0.87% to 0.81%, a 6.90% change. Meanwhile, the percentages for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities were either low or had no recorded individuals in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.03%	96.04%	-1.02%
Two or More Races	0.96%	1.26%	31.25%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.52%	0.81%	55.77%
Hispanic	0.87%	0.81%	-6.9%
Black	0.61%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%