Spratt or Sprat is a surname of

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origin, first recorded in the

Domesday Book Domesday Book ( ; the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book") is a manuscript record of the Great Survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 at the behest of William the Conqueror. The manuscript was originally known by ...

of 1086 as Sprot in

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and Sprott in

Dorset Dorset ( ; Archaism, archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north and the north-east, Hampshire to the east, t ...

. It may derive from 'sprot' (twig or small branch) or the similar 'sprit' (a small pole). An alternative derivation is from 'espirit' (an elf). Originally it was a personal name and may have been used as a nickname for a slender person.Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York, Harper & Row, 1956. Print The name may refer to: *

Amanda Spratt Amanda Spratt (born 17 September 1987) is an Australian road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . Spratt was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Olympics. In 2012, 2016 and 2020 she won the Au ...

(born 1987), Australian cyclist * Dean Spratt (1952–2007), American traffic reporter * Frederick Spratt (1927–2008), American artist *

George A. Spratt George Alexander Spratt (November 1, 1870 – November 24, 1934) was an American inventor and pioneer in aviation design. In collaboration with the Wright brothers, Spratt demonstrated the cable-stayed Hang gliding, triangle control frame for us ...

(1870–1934), American inventor * George W. Spratt (1844–1934), American politician * Harry Spratt (1888–1969), Major League Baseball player *

Isaac Spratt Isaac Spratt (1799 – 1876) was a London toy dealer who wrote pamphlets describing the games of croquet and badminton and was influential in the early development of both. It is known he was born in Ibsley, Hampshire and was married with four ch ...

(1799–1876), British businessman *

James Spratt (Royal Navy officer) Commander James Spratt born in Dublin (1771–1853), was an officer in the Royal Navy and became known as one of the heroes of the Battle of Trafalgar. Spratt was also the father of Thomas Abel Brimage Spratt, English vice-admiral, hydrographer ...

(1771–1853), officer in the Royal Navy * James Spratt (Canadian politician) (1877–1960), Newfoundland builder and politician * Jimmy Spratt (1951–2021), Northern Irish politician *

John Spratt John McKee Spratt Jr. (November 1, 1942 – December 14, 2024) was an American politician who was the U.S. representative for from 1983 to 2011. The 5th Congressional District covers all or part of 14 counties in north-central South Carolina. Th ...

(1942–2024), American politician * Jonathan Spratt (born 1986), British rugby player * Norman Spratt (1885–1944), British pilot awarded the Order of the British Empire in 1925 *

Pete Spratt Pete Spratt (born January 9, 1971) is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 1999, Spratt has formerly competed for the UFC, the MFC, Legacy FC, Strikefor ...

(born 1971), American mixed martial artist *

Philip Spratt Philip Spratt (26 September 1902 – 8 March 1971) was a British writer and intellectual. Initially a communist sent by the British arm of the Communist International (Comintern), based in Moscow, to spread Communism in India, he subsequent ...

(1902–1971), British writer *

Stephen Spratt Stephen Spratt (born 25 April 1966) is an Irish former cyclist. He was born in Dungarvan. He competed in the team time trial at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and offici ...

(born 1960), Irish cyclist *

Thomas Sprat Thomas Sprat, FRS (163520 May 1713) was an English churchman and writer, Bishop of Rochester from 1684. Life Sprat was born at Beaminster, Dorset, and educated at Wadham College, Oxford, where he held a fellowship from 1657 to 1670. Having ...

(1635–1713), British bishop *

Thomas Abel Brimage Spratt Thomas Abel Brimage Spratt (11 May 181112 March 1888) was an English vice-admiral, hydrographer, and geologist. Life Thomas Spratt was born at Woodway House, East Teignmouth, the eldest son of Commander James Spratt (Royal Navy officer), Jam ...

(1811–1888), British admiral and geologist * Tommy Spratt (born 1941), British football player *

Vicky Spratt Victoria Anne Spratt (born April 1988) is an English housing journalist and documentary maker. Her 2016 campaign Make Renting Fair highlighted the plight of ' generation rent' and succeeded in getting letting fees for tenants in England banned. Sh ...

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fl. ''Floruit'' ( ; usually abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for 'flourished') denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indic ...

2013–2018), British journalist, documentary maker, and housing rights campaigner * Walter Spratt (1889–1945), English professional footballer

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{{surname, Spratt, Sprat English-language surnames Surnames of British Isles origin

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