Explore the Family Name Speights

The meaning of Speights

English: variant of Speight, with post-medieval excrescent -s. This form of the surname is now rare in Britain.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Speights has seen a slight increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Speights was ranked 10,182nd in terms of popularity and had a count of 2,907 people associated with that surname. By 2010, the rank had gone up slightly to 10,159th and the count of individuals with this surname had increased by 9.25% to 3,176. The proportion per 100,000 people remained steady at 1.08.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#10,182	#10,159	0.23%
Count	2,907	3,176	9.25%
Proportion per 100k	1.08	1.08	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Speights

Regarding the ethnicity of individuals with the surname Speights, we again reference the Decennial U.S. Census. As of 2000, the largest ethnic identity attached to this surname was Black, accounting for 53.87%, followed by White at 41.86%. A smaller percentage identified as Hispanic or Two or more races. No individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native. By 2010, there were some noticeable changes. The percentage of those identifying as Black had slightly grown to 54.82%, while the percentage of those identifying as White had decreased by 7.33% to 38.79%. There was also an increase in those identifying as Hispanic and Two or more races. Interestingly, people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native emerged, albeit in very small percentages.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	53.87%	54.82%	1.76%
White	41.86%	38.79%	-7.33%
Hispanic	1.86%	2.93%	57.53%
Two or More Races	1.93%	2.64%	36.79%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.54%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.28%	0%