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Spanlding Family History

Spanlding Name Meaning

Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.


Similar surnames: Spalding, Spaulding, Paulding, Sparling, Standing, Spedding, Skelding

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Where is the Spanlding family from?

You can see how Spanlding families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Spanlding family name was found in the USA, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Spanlding families were found in Canada in 1911. In 1840 there was 1 Spanlding family living in Maine. This was 100% of all the recorded Spanlding's in USA. Maine had the highest population of Spanlding families in 1840.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Spanlding surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
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What did your Spanlding ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer and Teacher were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Spanlding. 19% of Spanlding men worked as a Farmer and 13% of Spanlding women worked as a Teacher. Some less common occupations for Americans named Spanlding were Machinist and Seamstress. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Farmer
    19%
  • Laborer
    18%
  • Salesman
    9%
  • Machinist
    6%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Teacher
    13%
  • Housewife
    10%
  • Housework
    9%
  • Seamstress
    7%
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Census Records

There are 3,000 census records available for the last name Spanlding. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Spanlding census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 354 immigration records available for the last name Spanlding. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 291 military records available for the last name Spanlding. For the veterans among your Spanlding ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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