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Spear: Origin, Geographical Distribution
Spere, to ask, to inquire; a word used formerly in Scotland and the north of Ireland. The name may be from spear, a long-pointed weapon used in war, and given for some exploit in battle, or taken from a sign over an inn. John at the Spear.
Spear Surname Origin
Spear: Place of Origin :  Cornwall (United Kingdom) |  Lancashire (United Kingdom) |  Devon (United Kingdom) |  London (United Kingdom) |  Norfolk (United Kingdom) |  Donegal (Ireland)
Spear: Online Family Trees
SPEAR  (United Kingdom) 1910 - 1910
SPEAR England (England, United Kingdom) 1613 - 1613
SPEAR Nazeing, Co. (Essex, England, United Kingdom) 1647 - 1647
SPEAR  (United Kingdom)  -
SPEAR Spitalfields (London, England, United Kingdom) 1887 - 1887
SPEAR Newton St Cyres (Devon, England, United Kingdom) 1841 - 1841
SPEAR England (England, United Kingdom) 1620 - 1620
SPEAR Sheffield (South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom) 1949 - 1949
SPEAR East Stoke (Dorset, England, United Kingdom) 1748 - 1748
SPEAR Paisley, Refreshire (Scotland, United Kingdom) 1810 - 1810

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Spear: Books that contain this surname
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SPEARBiographical review, containing life sketches of leading citizens of Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Author: Biographical Review Publishing Company, Boston, pub - Published in 1898
... of Gardiner, Me., daughter of Nathan Spear. She died in 1858, having been the mother of Charles, who died at ...
SPEARLeslie's history of the greater New York
Author: Van Pelt, Daniel, 1853-1900 - Published in 1898
... 1856, Mary A., daughter of James T. Spear, of Belleville, N. J., and has two sons--Edwin and Walter C. Tucker--both ...
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Updated on 2011-04-12
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