Speight
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English
Etymology
English surname, from the noun speight (“woodpecker”).
Proper noun
Speight (plural Speights)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Speight is the 6276th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5445 individuals. Speight is most common among Black/African American (47.51%) and White (47.44%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Speight”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.