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Where did the German Spahr family come from? What is the German Spahr family crest and coat of arms? When did the Spahr family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Spahr family history?

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Spohrer, Spohr, Spehrer, Sperner, Sporrer, Sperrer, Sperger, Spohrger, Spehr, Spahrer, Spahr, Spehrmann, Spahrmann, Spohrmann, Sparmann, Spormann and many more.

First found in the Rhineland, where this family was a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Always influential in social affairs, the family became an integral part of that turbulent region as it forged alliances with other families within the region and the nation.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Spahr research. Another 189 words(14 lines of text) covering the year 1707 is included under the topic Early Spahr History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Spahr Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Spahr Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Mr. Spahr, who arrived in Maryland in 1753
  • John George Spahr, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1762
  • Henrich Spahr, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1764

Spahr Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Jacb Spahr, aged 16, landed in New York in 1854
  • David Spahr, aged 19, landed in New York in 1854
  • Catherine Spahr, aged 4, arrived in New York, NY in 1876
  • Albert Spahr, who arrived in America in 1882

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  1. Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  2. Siebmacher, J.J. Siebmacher's Grosses Wappenbuch 35 Volumes. Germany: Bauer & Raspe. Print.
  3. Kneschke, Dr. Ernest Heinrich. Neues allgemeines Deutsches Adels-Lexicon 9 Volumes New General German Aristocracy Lexicon. Leipzig: Friedrich Voigt, 1859. Print.
  4. Bahlow, Hans. Deutschlands geographische Namenwelt Etymologisches Lexikon der Fluss- und Ortsnamen alteuropaischer Herkunft. Frankfurt: Suhrkamp, 1985. Print.
  5. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
  6. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  7. Bentley, Elizabeth P. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of New York 1820-1829. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. Print.
  8. Jones, George F. The Germans of Colonial Georgia 1733-1783 Revised edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1986. Print. (ISBN 0806311614).
  9. Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
  10. Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
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The Spahr Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Spahr Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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