The surname Spearman
An occupational surname, carried by 8,199 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex S165
Origin
From spear + man, an occupational surname for a soldier armed with a spear.
Spearman is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.
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How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 8,199 people named Spearman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 37,656 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,855.
Who is named Spearman
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
52% of people named Spearman identified as Black (not Hispanic), 42% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as two or more races.
- Black (not Hispanic) 52%
- White (not Hispanic) 42%
- Two or more races 2.9%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Spearman
Spearman has the Soundex code S165, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S165.
Questions
- Where does the surname Spearman come from?
- From spear + man, an occupational surname for a soldier armed with a spear.
- How common is the surname Spearman?
- 8,199 people in the United States had the surname Spearman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,656 Americans. It ranked 4,330th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Spearman?
- In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Spearman identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 42% as white (not Hispanic).
- What type of surname is Spearman?
- Spearman is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
- Is the surname Spearman getting more or less common?
- More common. 7,855 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,199 in 2010, up 4.4%.