How common is the surname Specht?

5,738 people in the United States had the surname Specht in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,807 Americans. It ranked 5,991st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Specht?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Specht identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Specht?

Richard Specht, Austrian lyricist, dramatist, musicologist and writer (1870–1932).

Where is the surname Specht most common?

Wikidata records people named Specht in Austria.

Is the surname Specht getting more or less common?

Less common. 5,767 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,738 in 2010, down 0.5%.

The surname Specht

A surname, carried by 5,738 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S123

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Specht is more common than 96.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,738 people named Specht in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,807 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 5,767.

#5,991

rank among US surnames

5,738

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

-0.5%

change since 2000 (was #5,538)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,982	Penney	5,752	53,676
#5,983	Hagerty	5,750	53,695
#5,984	McGehee	5,749	53,704
#5,985	Alden	5,748	53,714
#5,986	Pires	5,746	53,732
#5,988	Lachance	5,744	53,751
#5,989	Jaynes	5,741	53,779

Who is named Specht

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

95% of people named Specht identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Spechts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Richard Specht
Austrian lyricist, dramatist, musicologist and writer (1870–1932)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Specht

Specht has the Soundex code S123, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S123.

Questions

How common is the surname Specht?: 5,738 people in the United States had the surname Specht in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,807 Americans. It ranked 5,991st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Specht?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Specht identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Specht?: Richard Specht, Austrian lyricist, dramatist, musicologist and writer (1870–1932).
Where is the surname Specht most common?: Wikidata records people named Specht in Austria.
Is the surname Specht getting more or less common?: Less common. 5,767 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,738 in 2010, down 0.5%.