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The Spaeth surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,412 people carried this name — #9,527 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 86,200 people counted. That is up 2% from 3,357 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Spaeth surname

From Middle High German späth (“late”), probably a nickname for a tardy person; see modern German spät.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Spaeth» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 262 people named Spaeth.

5 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Moselle.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 5
Moselle 102
Bas-Rhin 75
Haut-Rhin 24
Paris 11
Yvelines 9
Vosges 8
Seine-et-Marne 8
Meurthe-et-Moselle 6

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Poland’s population register

39 people named Spaeth have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 40 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 2 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Greater Poland 35
Lesser Poland 4

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In print

Spaeth in American newspapers,
1923–1927.

Newspaper page from San Antonio Light carrying the name Spaeth
San Antonio Light 1924-03-09
Newspaper page from Casper Daily Tribune carrying the name Spaeth
Casper Daily Tribune 1923-11-15
Newspaper page from The Carbon County News carrying the name Spaeth
The Carbon County News 1927-06-23

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 10,894 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Spaeth,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Sigmund Spaeth
    Sigmund Spaeth 1885–1965 · composer
  • Theodor Spaeth 1833–1911 · politician
  • Adolph Spaeth 1839–1910 · pastor
  • Franz Spaeth 1863–1946 · lawyer
  • Elise Spaeth 1868–1935 · pedagogue
  • Flora Ehrmann 1878–1943

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Spaeth.

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