Explore the Family Name Sporn

The meaning of Sporn

1. German: apparently a nickname from Middle High German sporn ‘to spur’. 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Sporn ‘spur’. 3. Czech (Šporn) and Slovenian (also Šporn): nickname for a spurrier, of German origin (compare 1 above and Sporer). The surname Šporn is very rare in Czechia. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Ephraim, Faina, Hershy, Moshe, Shimon. German Jurgen.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Sporn saw a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname dropped by 1.26% from 48,567 in 2000 to 49,177 in 2010. However, the total count of people with this surname actually increased by 4.9%, from 408 to 428 over the same decade. Despite these shifts, the proportion of people with the surname Sporn per 100,000 remained constant at 0.15.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,567	#49,177	-1.26%
Count	408	428	4.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.15	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sporn

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals bearing the surname Sporn identify as White, with 97.30% in 2000 dropping slightly to 96.73% in 2010. Over the same period, the representation of Sporns with two or more ethnic identities was completely erased, going from 1.23% to 0%. The Hispanic community saw an increase, albeit small, making up 1.40% of the Sporns in 2010 which wasn't the case in 2000. There were no changes observed for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.3%	96.73%	-0.59%
Hispanic	0%	1.4%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.23%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%