The span Surname
span Name Meaning and History
- Slovenian (Špan): from špan, a feudal status name for a serf chosen by an overlord to oversee other serfs and villeins working on the overlord’s estate. This was also a status name for a village headman. The word in both senses is derived from Slovenian župan (see Zupan).
- German: occupational name for a carpenter, a variant of Spahn.
- German: nickname for a quarrelsome person, a variant of Spann.
- Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname or ornamental name from Span ‘chip’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Looking for SPAN(N) and MARCRUM (MARKHAM | Raymond Talbott Denton Herndon | 1 |
| Charges dropped against Mrs. Sperry Span for the murder of John McKay |
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| Ida Matilda Span(n) |
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| Randolf or Randolph Span(n) |
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| Span(n) | Jamie | 0 |
| Span/Spann of Allen Co., KY | A J Span | 3 |
| Searching for ancestry of Lanna or Leanna Span - Indiana |
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| Roy C. SPAN and Anna Bell (Annie) CRAIN | SPAN | 0 |
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