as a Last Name
- 10,586
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Spain
Meaning & Origins
English and Irish: 1. (of Norman origin): habitational name from Épaignes in Eure, recorded in the Latin form Hispania in the 12th century. It seems to have been so called because it was established by colonists from Spain during the Roman Empire. 2. (of Norman origin): habitational name from Espinay in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, so called from a collective of Old French espine ‘thorn bush’. 3. ethnic name for a Spaniard or, in the case of the Irish name, for someone returning from Spain (from Gaelic Spainneach ‘Spanish’); many Irish took refuge in Spain during the 17th century wars.
| 2,933rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Spaid, Spainhour, Spainhower, Spaide, Spainhoward, Spaight, Spaine, Spaits, Spair, Spaich
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 10,586
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Tennessee
- has the most people named Spain per capita
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