Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
SPROTT
We don't have any stats on how common this name is. This is probably because it's very rare in the UK.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Scotland
Language of origin
Gaelic
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
Related and similar surnames
SproatSpratt
Sprout
Sprod
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Sprot
Sprodt
Sprote
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Sproate
Sprota
Sproti
Sproats
Sprotes
Sprotie
Sproth
Sparott
Spirott
Sproates
Sprotje
Sprotas
Sparrott
Sparot
The Sprott surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
SPROTT. SPROAT. One Sprot, 5erhaps a Dane, was a holder of lands in cos. Derby and York before the making of Domesday. A- Sax. sprcot, a spear or pike ; also a germ, sprout, or sprig of anything. Comp. littstllia in the double sense of spears and sprouts in Virg. Mn. iii. 37, &:c.