Speed

in the US

There are 5,935 people with the last name "Speed" in the United States.

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Speed 4,630
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  1. is 4,626th most common Mcdougal
  2. is 4,627th most common Salyer
  3. is 4,628th most common Howes
  4. is 4,629th most common Greenwald
  5. is 4,630th most common Speed
  6. is 4,631st most common Bosley
  7. is 4,632nd most common Kidder
  8. is 4,633rd most common Novotny
  9. is 4,634th most common Infante

Similar Names and Nicknames

Speer, Speers, Spies, Speegle, Speelman, Speece, Spiess, Spees, Speedy, Spiewak

Most Common First Names for Speed

James, John, Robert, William, Mary, David, Michael, Charles, Richard, Thomas



Meaning & History

English: nickname for a fortunate person, from Middle English sped ‘success’, ‘good fortune’, ‘smooth progress’ (hence the modern meaning ‘swiftness’).

English: from the derived sense of Middle English sped mentioned above, hence a nickname for a swift runner.

Irish: Anglicization (part translation) of Gaelic Ó Fuada, from fuad ‘haste’ (see Foody).

Translation of German and Ashkenazic Jewish Schnell.


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James Speed (9 searches)

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