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Spend Family History

Spend 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: Speed, Speno, Spens, Shen, Sund, Sand, Penn, Span, Smead, Speer

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Where is the Spend family from?

You can see how Spend families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Spend family name was found in the USA, and Scotland between 1861 and 1920. The most Spend families were found in USA in 1880. In 1880 there were 4 Spend families living in Ohio. This was about 50% of all the recorded Spend's in USA. Ohio had the highest population of Spend families in 1880.
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What did your Spend ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Spend. 100% of Spend men worked as a Farmer. .

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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.

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Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    100%
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Census Records

There are 258 census records available for the last name Spend. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Spend 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 79 immigration records available for the last name Spend. 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 3,000 military records available for the last name Spend. For the veterans among your Spend ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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