Sprecher surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Sprecher surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,783 people carried this name — #16,195 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 166,700 people counted. That is up 2% from 1,751 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

947 people named Sprecher live in Switzerland.

They live in 17 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Graubünden.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Graubünden 215
Zurich 196
St. Gallen 191
Basel-Landschaft 105
Bern 55
Basel-Stadt 32
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 28
Aargau 27

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 71 people named Sprecher.

6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 20 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 6
Bas-Rhin 13
Paris 8
Aube 7
Doubs 6
Ille-et-Vilaine 5
Hérault 5
Yvelines 4
Nord 2

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

In print

Sprecher in American newspapers,
1887–1915.

Newspaper page from The New North-west carrying the name Sprecher
The New North-west 1887-10-14
Newspaper page from Fergus County Democrat carrying the name Sprecher
Fergus County Democrat 1915-01-14
Newspaper page from Water Valley Progress carrying the name Sprecher
Water Valley Progress 1904-07-09

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 41,552 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Sprecher,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Fortunat Sprecher
    Fortunat Sprecher 1585–1647 · jurist
  • Drexel A. Sprecher
    Drexel A. Sprecher 1913–2006 · lawyer
  • Florian Sprecher 1548–1612
  • Georg Sprecher 1813–1854 · theologian
  • Ester Sprecher 1861–1942
  • Nachmann Sprecher 1866–1943

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

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