Explore the Family Name Spendlove

The meaning of Spendlove

English: nickname presumably for someone who was free with his affections, from Middle English spend(en) ‘(to) spend or squander’ (Old English spend(an)) + love ‘love’ (Old English lufu).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Spendlove has seen an increase in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname improved from 32488 in 2000 to 30165 in 2010, signifying a 7.15% change. The count, which refers to the number of individuals with the Spendlove surname, also increased by 16.49%, from 667 in 2000 to 777 in 2010. Furthermore, the proportion per 100k people bearing the surname slightly rose by 4.0% over this decade, indicating a growing prevalence of the Spendlove surname in the United States.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,488	#30,165	7.15%
Count	667	777	16.49%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.26	4%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Spendlove

In terms of the ethnic identity associated with the surname Spendlove, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts from 2000 to 2010. A majority of those bearing this surname identify as White, although there was a slight decrease of 1.39% in this category over the decade. At the same time, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic increased significantly by 65.24%. On the other hand, there was no representation of the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities among the Spendloves in either census year. Notably, while there was a small percentage (0.75%) of Spendloves identifying as belonging to two or more races in 2000, this figure dropped to zero by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.85%	95.5%	-1.39%
Hispanic	2.1%	3.47%	65.24%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.75%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%