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I was tracing my family history when I came to a dead end. The last name is Spurrs.
The family were in England, but Im wondering where the last name comes from.
( Might help me find out more about where they came from)
Thanks for the help in advance. :)
MJ
The family were in England, but Im wondering where the last name comes from.
( Might help me find out more about where they came from)
Thanks for the help in advance. :)
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This appears to be a very rare English surname. According to this map -
http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/Fact.aspx?&fid=6&fn=&ln=Spurrs
There were only twelve families (households)of the name, all in Durham.
The name is assumed to be a version of Spurr, a metonymic for a manufacturer of spurs, a spurrier.
http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/Fact.aspx?&fid=6&fn=&ln=Spurrs
There were only twelve families (households)of the name, all in Durham.
The name is assumed to be a version of Spurr, a metonymic for a manufacturer of spurs, a spurrier.
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