Explore the Family Name Spreeman

The meaning of Spreeman

Americanized form of German Spreemann: habitational name for someone from a place called Spree (for example, near Görlitz), or a topographic name for someone living near the river so called.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Spreeman has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the name ranked 48,567 in popularity with a count of 408 individuals bearing this surname; however, by 2010, the rank had dropped to 51,176 and the count slightly decreased to 407. This represents a decline in popularity of 5.37% and a decrease in the overall count by 0.25%. The proportion of people with the Spreeman surname per 100,000 also showed a decline by 6.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,567	#51,176	-5.37%
Count	408	407	-0.25%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.14	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Spreeman

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnicity associated with the Spreeman surname. The majority of individuals with this surname identify as White, making up 95.59% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 94.35% in 2010. However, there has been an increase in those identifying as two or more races, with the percentage rising from 1.23% in 2000 to 2.21% in 2010, representing a significant increase of 79.67%. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic remained unchanged at 1.72% over the decade. There were no recorded instances of individuals with the Spreeman surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.59%	94.35%	-1.3%
Two or More Races	1.23%	2.21%	79.67%
Hispanic	1.72%	1.72%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%