Spittal History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Scotland
England

The surname Spittal is an occupational name for someone who was employed in a lodging house, derived from the Middle English word "spital" which is the same root of the more modern word "hospital."

Early Origins of the Spittal family

The surname Spittal was first found in Dumbartonshire, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, at Spittal in the parish of Kilmaron. Spittal is also said to be a kind of shelter built along roads in 16th and 17th century Scotland. 1

The variant Spittlehouse was by it's very nature an extension of the root name, but was much more common further south in England. 2

Early History of the Spittal family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Spittal research. Another 74 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1365, 1394, 1395, 1423, 1644, 1651, 1653, 1654 and 1689 are included under the topic Early Spittal History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Spittal Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Spittal, Spittel, Spittle and others.

Early Notables of the Spittal family

Notable amongst the family at this time was John Spittlehouse (fl. 1653), English pamphleteer who fought for the parliament against the king at Gainsborough and at the siege of Newark (1644) and remained in the army till after the battle of Worcester (1651.) "When Cromwell dissolved the Long parliament (20 April 1653)...
Another 52 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Spittal Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Spittal migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Spittal Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Joseph Spittal, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1765 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Spittal (post 1700) +

Charles Spittal, American politician, governor of Virginia (1982-1986) and US Senator from Virginia (1989-2001)
Herman Spittal, American politician, Socialist Labor Candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1904, 1908; Industrial Candidate for Pennsylvania State Auditor General, 1916 4
Charles Spittal Robb (b. 1939), American Democratic Party politician, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, 1978-82; Governor of Virginia, 1982-86; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1989-2001 5

Citations +

Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
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
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html