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There are approximately 1,874 people named Spain in the UK. That makes it the 4,739th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 30 are named Spain.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

Related and similar surnames

Spaine
Spahn
Spaan
Span
Spaans
Spagna
Spainn
Spains
Spaini
Spahnn
Spainh
Spaene
Spaigne
Spagne
Spainah
Spainye
Spaing
Spahni
Spaeni
Spaink
Spainis
Spaeny
Spagni
Spaanns
Spagno
Spaehni

The Spain surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

SPAIN. SPAYNE. May have had several distinct origins, from as many early settlers. The Essex family of Hispaine, or Spayne, were descendants of Alured Hispanieusis, or De Ispania, wdio at the Domesday survey was a tenant in chief in various counties. Morant's Essex, ii., p. 363.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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