How common is the surname Sprecher?

1,783 people in the United States had the surname Sprecher in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 173,161 Americans. It ranked 16,195th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Sprecher?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Sprecher identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Sprecher?

Jill Sprecher, American film director, producer and writer.

Where is the surname Sprecher most common?

Wikidata records people named Sprecher in the United States.

Is the surname Sprecher getting more or less common?

More common. 1,751 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,783 in 2010, up 1.8%.

The surname Sprecher

A surname, carried by 1,783 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S162

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sprecher is more common than 90% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,783 people named Sprecher in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 173,161 Americans. That is up 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,751.

#16,195

rank among US surnames

1,783

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+1.8%

change since 2000 (was #15,384)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,188	Pidgeon	1,785	172,967
#16,191	Paolucci	1,784	173,064
#16,195	Pincus	1,783	173,161
#16,203	Hallum	1,782	173,258

Who is named Sprecher

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

96% of people named Sprecher identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Two or more races 0.8%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sprechers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jill Sprecher
American film director, producer and writer, born 2000

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sprecher

Schepers

Sprecher has the Soundex code S162, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S162.

Questions

How common is the surname Sprecher?: 1,783 people in the United States had the surname Sprecher in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 173,161 Americans. It ranked 16,195th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sprecher?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Sprecher identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Sprecher?: Jill Sprecher, American film director, producer and writer.
Where is the surname Sprecher most common?: Wikidata records people named Sprecher in the United States.
Is the surname Sprecher getting more or less common?: More common. 1,751 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,783 in 2010, up 1.8%.