Find out how popular the last name Spiker is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Spiker.

Spiker, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Spiker surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Spiker in America

Spiker is the 9405th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Spiker surname appeared 3,457 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Spiker.

We can also compare 2010 data for Spiker to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Spiker

The surname "SPIKER" is believed to have originated in Germany, with its earliest known records dating back to the 16th century. The name is thought to be derived from the German word "Spicker," which means "one who deals in pork or bacon." This suggests that the name's bearers may have been involved in the pork trade or butchery profession.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the town of Alsfeld, in the German state of Hesse, where a man named Hans Spicker was mentioned in a local record from 1542. The name also appears in various other German records from the 16th and 17th centuries, with variations in spelling such as "Spiker" and "Spyker."

As the name spread across Germany, it eventually made its way to other regions of Europe, including the Netherlands and England. In the Netherlands, the name was recorded as "Spijker," which is likely a variation of the German spelling.

One notable bearer of the name was Johann Spicker, a German theologian and philosopher who lived from 1619 to 1688. He was a prominent figure in the Lutheran Church and served as a professor at the University of Wittenberg.

Another individual of note was Anna Margaretha Spicker, a German writer and poet who lived from 1703 to 1775. She was known for her religious poetry and was widely published during her lifetime.

In England, the name appeared as early as the 17th century, with records showing variations such as "Spiker" and "Spyker." One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name in England was John Spiker, who was born in 1642 in the village of Barnsley, Yorkshire.

A notable English bearer of the name was William Spiker, a military officer who served in the British Army during the 18th century. He fought in several campaigns, including the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War, and rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

Another individual of note was Henry Spiker, a British explorer and naturalist who lived from 1785 to 1862. He made several expeditions to South America and the Caribbean, where he documented and collected various plant and animal specimens for scientific study.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Spiker

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Spiker.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Spiker was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Spiker has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Spiker was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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