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The surname Sprotton 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.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sprotton research. Another 84 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1160 and 1214 are included under the topic Early Sprotton History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Sproston, Sprosson, Sproson, Sprotton, Sproton, Sprotson, Sproxton and many more.
More information is included under the topic Early Sprotton Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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..