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Re: Sperling
Spurling is from the German name von Spürling (Spuerling)/ Sperling. 'Sperling is a surname meaning "sparrow" found on p. 533 in Bahlow/Gentry (Dictionary of German Names) under the heading Sperl, where Johan Sperling is dated to 1285.'
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