Last Name SPEAK

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Meaning Local: Of Speke, a township in the parish of Childwall, county Lancashire. Also a nickname. The Spekes of Somersetshire descend from Richard le Espek, who lived in the reign of Henry II. This surname has a distinct origin. It stands for 'le speke,' the woodpecker, and is a nickname of the same class as Nightingale, Lark, Sparrowhawk, etc.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 36,421 (2000 US census) 36,781 (1990 US census)
Count 580 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 97.24%, or 564 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 1.21%, or 7 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.21%, or 7 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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