Explore the Family Name Sprayberry

The meaning of Sprayberry

Americanized form of German Spreeberg, unexplained.

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

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname 'Sprayberry' saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 13,627 in terms of frequency of usage among all surnames, but slipped to 14,208 by 2010 - a decrease of approximately 4.26%. However, the count of individuals bearing this name increased marginally from 2,043 in 2000 to 2,113 in 2010, reflecting a modest growth of 3.43%. The proportion of individuals named Sprayberry per 100,000 people also decreased slightly, from 0.76 in 2000 to 0.72 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,627	#14,208	-4.26%
Count	2,043	2,113	3.43%
Proportion per 100k	0.76	0.72	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sprayberry

When focusing on the ethnicity associated with the surname Sprayberry, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting shifts over the same decade. In 2000, an overwhelming majority (97.31%) of those with this surname identified as White. This figure dipped slightly to 96.21% in 2010. The percentage of Sprayberrys who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander increased significantly, from 0.29% in 2000 to 0.85% in 2010. Similarly, the percentage identifying as Hispanic more than doubled, despite still being relatively small overall (increasing from 0.73% to 1.51%). The count for Black Sprayberrys was suppressed in 2000 but rose to 0.24% in 2010. The category of American Indian and Alaskan Native observed a decline from 0.39% to 0.24% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.31%	96.21%	-1.13%
Hispanic	0.73%	1.51%	106.85%
Two or More Races	1.27%	0.95%	-25.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.29%	0.85%	193.1%
Black	0%	0.24%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.39%	0.24%	-38.46%