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Spillman History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Citations

Spillman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Germany

Early Origins of the Spillman family

The surname Spillman was first found in Holland, where the name became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. The name was first recorded in Friesland, a province historically almost independent, but joined the Union of Utrecht to escape the tyranny of Spain. In the 17th and 18th centuries the house of Nassau-Siegen were stadtholders, but in 1748 William of Nasau-Siegen became Prince William IV of Orange and all the provinces. His grandson became William I, King of the Netherlands 1815. In their later history the name became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family.

Early History of the Spillman family

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Spillman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Speelman, Speelmans, Spillmann, Spillman and many more.

Early Notables of the Spillman family

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Spillman Ranking

In the United States, the name Spillman is the 4,546^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1

Spillman migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Spillman Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Thomas Spillman, who landed in Virginia in 1623 2
John Spillman, who landed in Virginia in 1663 2
Francis Spillman, who landed in Maryland in 1674 2

Spillman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

William Spillman, who arrived in Virginia in 1701 2
Casper Spillman, who arrived in Carolina in 1734 2
Heinrich Spillman, who landed in Carolina in 1734 2
Hanseli Spillman, who arrived in Carolina in 1734

Spillman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

F. H. Spillman, who arrived in Galveston, TX in 1850
Magdalena Spillman, aged 59, who arrived in New York, NY in 1852 2
H. Spillman, who settled in Texas in 1860
Gustavus L. Spillman, who arrived in Indiana in 1891

Spillman migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Spillman Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Edmond Spillman, who arrived in Ontario in 1871

Contemporary Notables of the name Spillman (post 1700) +

Ora Seldon Spillman, American politician, Delegate to Nebraska State Constitutional Convention, 1919-20; Nebraska State Attorney General, 1923-29 3
J. Boyd Spillman, American Republican politician, Candidate for Pennsylvania State Senate 46th District, 1958 3
Karl Spillman Forester (b. 1940), United States federal judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky (1988-)

Historic Events for the Spillman family +

RMS Lusitania

Mrs. Eliza Spillman, American 2nd Class passenger from Wyandotte, Michigan, USA, who sailed aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and died in the sinking 4
Mr. John Bowen Spillman, American 2nd Class passenger from Wyandotte, Michigan, USA, who sailed aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and died in the sinking and was recovered 4

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Lusitania Passenger List - The Lusitania Resource. (Retrieved 2014, March 6) . Retrieved from http://www.rmslusitania.info/lusitania-passenger-list/