The surname Sprowston was first found in Cheshire at Sproston, which dates back to the Domesday Book as lands originally held by William Malbank, Baron of Nantwich. 1 The family is generally believed to have been from Brecey near Caen in Normandy. Sproston literally meant "farmstead of a man called Sprow" derived from the Old English personal name + tun. 2 Sproston and Sproston Green have remained small townships through the years as a census taken in the late 1800s listed only 171 inhabitants.
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Early History of the Sprowston family
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Sprowston Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Sproston, Sprosson, Sproson, Sprotton, Sproton, Sprotson, Sproxton and many more.
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Early Notables of the Sprowston family
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Migration of the Sprowston family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
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