The speller Surname
speller Name Meaning and History
- English and South German: occupational name for a reciter, from an agent derivative of Middle English spell(en), Middle High German spellen ‘to tell or relate’. In the case of the English surname there has probably been some confusion with Spiller.
- German: habitational name for someone from Spelle near Rheine.
- Variant of Spiller 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Mary Speller b.1821 Essex |
 joannawatkins124
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| Trying to Contact Family Members | Regina Speller Dawson | 13 |
| New York Spellers | Darcel Denise Studmire | 24 |
| Speller, Hill | Christina | 7 |
| NY, VA, & NC Speller's | Alfred J Speller | 14 |
| Luther Speller | Speller Jr, Ermine | 1 |
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| ISO relatives of Reggie, Wilhemina(Hardison), or Alden Speller | Andrew | 1 |
| Jones - Speller family ( PHILLY PA ) |
kspeller1
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| Spellers from England |
duncanwood69
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