Spittle

English

Etymology

Two main origins:

• From Middle English spitel (“lodging house”), an occupational surname for someone who was employed at a lodging house.
• Americanized spelling of German Spittel, a metonymic occupational surname for someone who worked in an infirmary, from Middle High German spital (“hospital”).

Proper noun

Spittle (plural Spittles)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Spittle is the 38103^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 582 individuals. Spittle is most common among White (95.36%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Spittle”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• pittles