How common is the surname Spong?

636 people in the United States had the surname Spong in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 485,449 Americans. It ranked 35,395th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Spong?

John Shelby Spong, American bishop (1931–2021), followed by William Spong Jr..

Where is the surname Spong most common?

Wikidata records people named Spong in the United States.

Is the surname Spong getting more or less common?

Less common. 654 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 636 in 2010, down 2.8%.

The surname Spong

A Swedish place surname, carried by 636 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S152

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Spong is more common than 78.2% of them.

Origin

Swedish origin

Various origins: * English topographic surname from Middle English spong (“narrow strip of land”). * Borrowed from Swedish Spong, an ornamental surname from spång (“footbridge, plank”).

Spong is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 133 Swedish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 636 people named Spong in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 485,449 Americans. That is down 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 654.

#35,395

rank among US surnames

636

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

-2.8%

change since 2000 (was #33,020)

Who is named Spong

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

96% of people named Spong identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as two or more races and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Two or more races 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Spongs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Shelby Spong
American bishop (1931–2021)
William Spong Jr.
American politician (1920–1997)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Spong

Spong has the Soundex code S152, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S152.

Other Swedish surnames

All 133 Swedish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Spong come from?: Various origins: * English topographic surname from Middle English spong (“narrow strip of land”). * Borrowed from Swedish Spong, an ornamental surname from spång (“footbridge, plank”).
How common is the surname Spong?: 636 people in the United States had the surname Spong in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 485,449 Americans. It ranked 35,395th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Spong?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Spong identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Spong?: John Shelby Spong, American bishop (1931–2021), followed by William Spong Jr..
Where is the surname Spong most common?: Wikidata records people named Spong in the United States.
What type of surname is Spong?: Spong is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Spong getting more or less common?: Less common. 654 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 636 in 2010, down 2.8%.