Springer Family History
Springer Name Meaning
English, German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a
lively person or for a traveling entertainer, from an agent derivative
of Middle English, Middle High German springen, Middle Dutch
springhen, Yiddish shpringen ‘to jump or leap’.English: topographic name for someone who lived by a fountain or
the source of a stream, Middle English spring ‘spring’ + the
habitational suffix -er. The same word was also used of a
plantation of young trees, and in some cases this may be the source of
the surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Springer
Name Distribution of Springer Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Springer families
 272 - 541  91 - 271 |
 1 - 90  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Springer families
|
52 - 101 18 - 51 |
1 - 17 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Springer last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Springer Family Origin
Springer Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Springer
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Springer Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Springer census records
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