Spirline History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Ireland

The name Spirline is tied to the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of England. It comes from the baptismal name for the son of Spirling, which was an ancient Old English personal name. After the Norman Conquest, the Old English naming system gradually dissolved. Old English names became less common and were replaced by popular continental European names. The earliest surnames in England were found shortly after the Norman Conquest and are of Norman French rather than native English origins.

Early Origins of the Spirline family

The surname Spirline was first found in Hertfordshire where they held a family seat from ancient times, some say long before the Norman Conquest in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Spirline family

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Spirline Spelling Variations

Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Spirline has undergone many spelling variations, including Sparling, Sparlin, Sperling, Spurling, Spearling and others.

Early Notables of the Spirline family

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Migration of the Spirline family to Ireland

Some of the Spirline family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Spirline family

To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Spirline were among those contributors: Thomas Sparlin settled in Barbados in 1635; Andreas Sperling settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1767; Peter Sperling, with his wife, three sons, and three daughters, landed in America in 1709.