Spindelow Surname
Approximately 1 people bear this surname
Spindelow Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. or personal, 'the son of Spenlof.' No doubt of Scandinavian origin; compare spendthrift, a 'spend-all.'
Alicia Spendelove, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William Spendelove, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameSpindelow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 16 | 1:1,523,461 | 51,234 |
Spindelow Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. or personal, 'the son of Spenlof.' No doubt of Scandinavian origin; compare spendthrift, a 'spend-all.'
Alicia Spendelove, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William Spendelove, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Thomas Spenloff, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Robertus Spenlof, 1379: ibid.
Johannes Spendlove, 1379: ibid.
The heir of Robert Spendelufe holds half a bovate of land, 23 Edward III, Knight's Fees of Blakeburnshire: Baines' Lancashire.
With the corrupted Spendlow, compare Waddilove and Waddilow.
1593. Baptised — Susan, d. William Spendelowe: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1598. — Mary, d. William Spendeloe: ibid.
1602. — Joseph, s. William Spendlove: ibid.
This curious surname is found in Lanarkshire as early as the end of the thirteenth century. OF. espand-loue perhaps refers to disembowelling (Weekley, p. 260). In 1296 Emme Spendloue of the county of Lanark rendered homage for her lands (Bain, II, p. 209). In the same year a writ was issued to the sheriff of Lanark ordering him to restore to Simon Spendelove his lands which probably had been forfeited (ibid., 832). William Spendelove, hobelar in Berwick, is mentioned in 1312 (ibid., p. 398). Dobie Spendluf is in Peebles, 1457 (Renwick, Peebles, p. 23). A monk of Dunfermline in 1502 bore the name of John Spendluff (CDE., 58), and Dene Vilyam Spendluf was a monk of the same house in the same year (DBR., 125). Mariote Spendluyff was a tenant in the barony of Stobo in 1514, in 1528 John Spendluyff was "rentillayt in ane ox gang of land" in Stobo, and in 1555 mention is made of Ambrois Spendlaw, late rentaller of the Harro of Stobo (Rental). The name is also found in England, and Bardsley's earliest example is dated 1273.
(English) like Spendlow for Spendlove, q.v.
Spendlove has been a Derbyshire name for six centuries and more. There was a William Spendelove of Essebourn (Ashbourn) in this county in the reign of Edward I. (H. R.). The name is still mostly found in the Derby district. Suckling Spendlove, attorney, was mayor of Beverley, in the East Riding in 1745 and 1760 (Poulson's "Beverlac"). In the time of Edward I. Spendelove was a name also found in Cambridgeshire, Hunts, and Oxfordshire (H. R.), and the name still occurs in Northamptonshir.
Spindelow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Spindelow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Spindelow is most common in England. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Spindelow? popularity and diffusion
The last name Spindelow is the 14,316,765th most common surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Spindelow reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.
This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England Spindelow is most common in: Durham, where 100 percent reside.
Spindelow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Spindelow has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name declined 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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