Spratling

English

Alternative forms

• Spratlin

Etymology

Nickname for an old or infirm man, from Middle English sprakeling (“one with creaking legs”).

Proper noun

Spratling (plural Spratlings)

1. A surname from Middle English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Spratling is the 35057^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 643 individuals. Spratling is most common among Black/African American (50.54%) and White (45.41%) individuals.

Further reading

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