# Spann (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/spann/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 12,457 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,882 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 24,785 people |
| Change since 2000 | +6.6% (11,691 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Spann in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 43% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 51% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 3.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Spann in the United States and Austria.

## People named Spann

- Otis Spann, American Chicago blues pianist (1930–1970)
- Othmar Spann, Austrian philosopher (1878-1950)

## Similar surnames

Spain, Spano, Spahn, Spinney, Span, Supan, Sabin, Savino, Spina, Schiavone, Spohn, Spoon.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.