The speir Surname

speir Name Meaning and History

Scottish and northern Irish: possibly, as Black suggests, an occupational name for a watchman from Old French espier ‘to watch’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The speir name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the speir family name as far back in history as possible.

speir Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of speir Families in the US in 1920

Number of speir families

14-25

5-13

1-4

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Thread	Author	Replies
Spears/Speir Cemetery	Jennifer Spears	6
Spiers of Nansemond Co, VA, and Edgecombe Co., NC.	DrCary	11
John miles Speir	AmiePW78	0
John Miles Speir	AmiePW78	0
Spier (s) Pre 1855 (OPR) Births and Marriages in Ayrshire, Scotland	GWilson2663	0
Speir Family Cemetery - Monroe Co GA	varcsix	4
Spier/Speer/Spear/Speir	Louise Comfort DeWitt	34
Eldred Polhamus Speir	jandevanriper	0
JOHN SPEIR/JANET DICKIE	squonk34	1
Ezabella Stringer md John Speir, Alabama	snazzlefoot	6

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