Last Name SPRIGG

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The son of Sprig, very probably a nickname of the personal name, Springin. This is more likely as Sprigg and the genitive Spriggs are found chiefly in the neighbourhood of county Norfolk, where Spriggins and Spurgeon, etc, arose.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 47,485 (2000 US census) 39,153 (1990 US census)
Count 420 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 95.24%, or 400 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 2.14%, or 9 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • 1.67%, or 7 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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