Spang

See also: spang

English

Proper noun

Spang (plural Spangs)

  1. 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
  • IPA(key): /spɑŋ/
  • Hyphenation: Spang
  • Rhymes: -ɑŋ
  • Homophone: spang

Proper noun

Spang n

  1. A hamlet in Texel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “spang”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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