How common is the surname Spoor?

1,487 people in the United States had the surname Spoor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 207,630 Americans. It ranked 18,550th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Spoor?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Spoor identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Spoor?

George K. Spoor, American film producer (1871-1953).

Where is the surname Spoor most common?

Wikidata records people named Spoor in the United States.

Is the surname Spoor getting more or less common?

More common. 1,365 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,487 in 2010, up 8.9%.

The surname Spoor

An occupational surname, carried by 1,487 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S160

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Spoor is more common than 88.6% of them.

Origin

From the Dutch and English surname, from the noun spur. From being a maker of spurs.

Spoor is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,487 people named Spoor in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 207,630 Americans. That is up 8.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,365.

#18,550

rank among US surnames

1,487

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+8.9%

change since 2000 (was #18,619)

Who is named Spoor

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

96% of people named Spoor identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Spoors

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

George K. Spoor
American film producer (1871-1953)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Spoor

Spoor has the Soundex code S160, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S160.

Questions

Where does the surname Spoor come from?: From the Dutch and English surname, from the noun spur. From being a maker of spurs.
How common is the surname Spoor?: 1,487 people in the United States had the surname Spoor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 207,630 Americans. It ranked 18,550th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Spoor?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Spoor identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Spoor?: George K. Spoor, American film producer (1871-1953).
Where is the surname Spoor most common?: Wikidata records people named Spoor in the United States.
What type of surname is Spoor?: Spoor is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Spoor getting more or less common?: More common. 1,365 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,487 in 2010, up 8.9%.