Explore the Family Name Spurrell

The meaning of Spurrell

English: 1. habitational name from Spirewell in Wembury (Devon), probably from Old English spīr ‘spike, blade of a plant’, also ‘reeds, rushes’, + wella ‘well, spring, stream’. 2. variant of Sporle, a habitational name from Sporle (Norfolk). The placename may derive from Old English spearr, spær ‘spar, shaft, rafter’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Spurrell has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 67,725th in commonality amongst surnames, whereas in 2010, it climbed to 65,593rd. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname also rose from 272 in 2000 to 302 in 2010, indicating an increase of 11.03 percent. However, the proportion per 100k people remained consistent at 0.1 in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#67,725	#65,593	3.15%
Count	272	302	11.03%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.1	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Spurrell

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates some shifting patterns. In 2000, an overwhelming majority of those with the surname Spurrell identified as White (96.69 percent), but by 2010, this percentage had slightly decreased to 92.72 percent. The percentage of the Spurrell surname within the Hispanic community saw a significant surge from 2.21 percent in 2000 to 4.97 percent in 2010. Additionally, a new entry in the data was observed in 2010, where 1.66 percent of Spurrells identified as from two or more races. There was no data recorded for Spurrells identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.69%	92.72%	-4.11%
Hispanic	2.21%	4.97%	124.89%
Two or More Races	0%	1.66%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%