How common is the surname Spanier?

1,253 people in the United States had the surname Spanier in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 246,405 Americans. It ranked 20,996th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Spanier?

Muggsy Spanier, American musician (1901-1967), followed by Edwin Spanier.

Where is the surname Spanier most common?

Wikidata records people named Spanier in the United States.

Is the surname Spanier getting more or less common?

More common. 1,169 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,253 in 2010, up 7.2%.

The surname Spanier

A surname, carried by 1,253 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S156

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Spanier is more common than 87.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,253 people named Spanier in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 246,405 Americans. That is up 7.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,169.

#20,996

rank among US surnames

1,253

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+7.2%

change since 2000 (was #20,960)

Who is named Spanier

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

97% of people named Spanier identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Two or more races 1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Spaniers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Muggsy Spanier
American musician (1901-1967)
Edwin Spanier
American mathematician (1921-1996)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Spanier

Spanier has the Soundex code S156, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S156.

Questions

How common is the surname Spanier?: 1,253 people in the United States had the surname Spanier in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 246,405 Americans. It ranked 20,996th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Spanier?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Spanier identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.2% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Spanier?: Muggsy Spanier, American musician (1901-1967), followed by Edwin Spanier.
Where is the surname Spanier most common?: Wikidata records people named Spanier in the United States.
Is the surname Spanier getting more or less common?: More common. 1,169 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,253 in 2010, up 7.2%.