Spittle

Used in: 2 countries

Origin: High

Two main origins: * From Middle English spitel (“lodging house”), an occupational surname for someone who was employed at a lodging house. * Americanized spelling of German Spittel, a metonymic occupational surname for someone who worked in an infirmary, from Middle High German spital (“hospital”).

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Spittler Derived from Spittle
Spittles Derived from Spittle
Spit Root name
Alsace High origin
Arth High origin
Besser High origin
Bley High origin
Bross High origin
Cleves High origin
Draa High origin

Popularity by Country

Spittle

Rank #6025

ONS + GRO (merged) ↗

Spittle

Rank #36761

Frequency 573 people (0.21 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 95.46% Hispanic 1.92% Two+ 1.75%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

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