Spang

See also: spang

English

Proper noun

Spang (plural Spangs)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Spang is the 17823^rd 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

• Pangs, pangs

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^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN