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English
Proper noun
Spang (plural Spangs)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Spang is the 17823rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1570 individuals. Spang is most common among White (84.08%) and null (11.53%) individuals.
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Spang in 1616. Possibly derived from Proto-Germanic *spanga (“beam”) or from dialectal spange (“elongated strip of land”). Compare Spanbroek, Spanga, Spangen and Spannum.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Spang n
- A hamlet in Texel, North Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “spang”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN