Spittall History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Scotland
England

Etymology of Spittall

What does the name Spittall mean?

The surname Spittall 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 Spittall family

The surname Spittall 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 Spittall family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Spittall 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 Spittall History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Spittall Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Spittall family

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), Spittlehouse published several pamphlets in defence of that...
Another 52 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Spittall Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Spittall migration to the United States +

Spittall Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Spittall, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1852

Contemporary Notables of the name Spittall (post 1700) +

James Spittall (1824-1914), Manx lawyer, politician, business man, and soldier from the Isle of Man

Sources +

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