Spell

See also: spell

English

Etymology

German surname, perhaps related to Speller.

Proper noun

Spell (plural Spells)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Spell is the 6404^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5313 individuals. Spell is most common among White (77.66%) and Black/African American (18.46%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Pells, pells

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German and Old Saxon spil, from Proto-West Germanic *spil.

Noun

Spell n (plural Spells)

1. game, play, sport
2. a piece of music