Speller History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Speller family
The surname Speller was first found in Buckinghamshire where they held a family seat from ancient times, some say before the Norman Conquest in 1066 A.D.
Early History of the Speller family
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Speller Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Speller, Spiller, Spiler, Speler and others.
Early Notables of the Speller family
Distinguished members of the family include Sir Robert Spiller (c 1591-1637), an English landowner and politician; and Sir Henry Spiller (died 1649), an English office-holder and landowner.
James Spiller (1692-1730), was an English comedian, the son of 'the' Gloucester carrier. "He was apprenticed to a landscape-painter but while he obtained some proficiency, but, soon wearying of...
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Speller Ranking
In the United States, the name Speller is the 10,157th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
Speller migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Speller Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- C. Speller, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1754
Speller Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Joh Christoph Speller, who arrived in America in 1834 2
- L Speller, aged 40, who landed in America, in 1894
Speller Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
- Louisa Speller, aged 57, who immigrated to the United States, in 1903
- Frank N. Speller, aged 33, who landed in America, in 1908
- Sarah Speller, aged 45, who immigrated to the United States from London, England, in 1911
- Walter H. Speller, aged 45, who immigrated to America from London, England, in 1911
- Florence I. Speller, aged 31, who immigrated to America from Bristol, England, in 1915
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Contemporary Notables of the name Speller (post 1700) +
- Frank Newman Speller III, Associate Professor Emeritus of Organ at the University of Texas at Austin, grandson of Frank Newman Speller, Sr
- Frank Newman Speller Sr. (1875-1968), Canadian-born, American metallurgical engineer, eponym of the Frank Newman Speller Award
- Frederick "Fred" Speller (1864-1940), English professional footballer who played for Great Marlow, Small Heath (1888-1894)
- Robert Speller PC (1956-2021), Canadian politician from Hagersville, Ontario, Member of Parliament of Canada for Haldimand-Norfolk (1998-2004), Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food (2003-2004)
- Antony Kirby "Tony" Speller (b. 1929), British Conservative politician, Member of Parliament for North Devon (1979 – 1992)
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)