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

Spring, 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 Spring surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Spring in America

Spring is the 4053rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Spring surname appeared 8,757 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 people would have the surname Spring.

We can also compare 2010 data for Spring 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 Spring

The surname SPRING is of Anglo-Saxon origin, deriving from the Old English word "spring" meaning a source of water or a stream. It is believed to have originated in England during the medieval period, likely in areas with notable springs or streams.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the SPRING surname can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, which documented landowners in England following the Norman Conquest. This suggests the name had already become established by the 11th century.

The surname may have also been occupational, referring to someone who lived near a spring or worked as a keeper or maintainer of a spring. Over time, the name evolved to become a hereditary surname passed down through generations.

In the 13th century, records show a Robert de la Sprynge in Somerset, England, in 1243. The "de la" prefix indicates the name was originally a locational surname, referring to someone from a place with a spring.

Notable individuals with the SPRING surname include Francis Spring (1701-1769), an English clergyman and academic who served as the President of Pembroke College, Oxford. Another was Gardiner Spring (1785-1873), an influential American Presbyterian minister and writer from Massachusetts.

In the 19th century, George Spring (1814-1895) was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer who participated in Arctic expeditions. His contemporary, Thomas Spring (1835-1909), was a British politician and Member of Parliament for East Suffolk.

One of the earliest recorded instances in Scotland is Archibald Spring (born around 1610), a merchant and magistrate in the town of Paisley. This suggests the surname had spread to other parts of the British Isles by the early modern period.

Throughout its history, the SPRING surname has maintained its connection to the natural feature of a spring or stream, reflecting the geographical origins and occupations of its earliest bearers.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Spring

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

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 Spring 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 Spring 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 Spring was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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