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Early Origins of the Spurgon family

The surname Spurgon was first found in Norfolk where they held a family seat. The name is anciently found in that county as Spirigin, of unknown origin, but if not Saxon, then it may be Viking, or may possibly be associated with the Danegeld.

"This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sprigin.' There can be little doubt about this. It is evidently an old and long-forgotten Scandinavian personal name. Norfolk is the home. It occurs there so early as 1273. The spelling of the surname is imitative, a copy of surgeon." 1

The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 included: William Sprigin, Norfolk; and Simon Sprugin, Cambridgeshire. 1

"The name of Spurgeon may be a corruption of Spigurnel, the name of an ancient family owning the manor of Stondon, Essex, in the 13th and 14th centuries (W.). Spygurnel and Spigurnel were Norfolk names in the 13th century, and Spugin occurred in Cambridgeshire at the same period (H. R.). According to Camden, a "spigurnel" was a sealer of writs, an office hereditary for a time to the Bohuns of Midhurst, Sussex. John Spurgeon was mayor of Yarmouth in 1698, and in 1762 Mr. Spurgion lived at Anmere in the same county of Norfolk (Blomefield's "Norfolk")." 2

Early History of the Spurgon family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Spurgon research. Another 111 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1566 and 1712 are included under the topic Early Spurgon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Spurgon Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Spurgeon, Spurgin, Spurgon, Spugin, Spraging and many more.

Early Notables of the Spurgon family

More information is included under the topic Early Spurgon Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Spurgon family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Although no individual listings of settlers could be found, three families of the name were found in the Boston area in the 19th century.
  1. Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
  2. Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
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