Explore the Family Name Spilsbury

The meaning of Spilsbury

English (Staffordshire): habitational name from Spelsbury (Oxfordshire) and perhaps also from Spilsbury Hill in Mamble (Worcestershire). The Oxfordshire placename derives from an Old English personal name Spēol (genitive Spēoles) + Old English burg ‘fortress’. The Worcestershire placename probably shares the same etymology, though it is possible that it derives from the name of the family instead.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Spilsbury experienced a rise in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Spilsbury held the rank of 63,812, which improved to 58,481 in 2010 -- an increase of 8.35%. Concurrently, the count of individuals with this surname went up by 18.84%, from 292 people in 2000 to 347 in 2010. The proportion of Americans with the surname Spilsbury per 100,000 people also increased slightly by 9.09% from 0.11 to 0.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#63,812	#58,481	8.35%
Count	292	347	18.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.12	9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Spilsbury

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of people with the surname Spilsbury identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. However, the percentage decreased by 10.74% over the decade, from 95.89% to 85.59%. Meanwhile, the Hispanic representation within this surname group saw a significant increase of 302.27% from 3.08% to 12.39%. There were no recorded instances of Spilsburys identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.89%	85.59%	-10.74%
Hispanic	3.08%	12.39%	302.27%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%