Spottswood

Spottswood Meaning & Origin

About Spottswood
The surname Spottswood is of English origin and is derived from a place name in the county of Staffordshire. It is composed of the elements "spott," meaning a spot or place, and "wood," referring to a wooded area. Therefore, the meaning of the surname Spottswood can be interpreted as "a person who lived near or in a wooded spot or area."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Spottswood is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Spottswood: 258
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 74,826
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.09

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Spottswood based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
SPTST
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S103203
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
S P AA1 T S W UH2 D
🌐 IPA
/spottswood*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('SPTST', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S132

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Spottswood in Braille

Here's how to represent Spottswood in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Spottswood in braille

How to sign the name Spottswood using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Spottswood using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Spottswood in sign language

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