The Spangler surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 18,622 people carried this name — #1,940 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 15,800 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (18,653).

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

42 families named Spangler, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 259 people lived in those households, 6.2 to a family on average. The table counts it together with one other spelling. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Pennsylvania 38
Maryland 2
Virginia 2

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 262 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Spangler in American newspapers,
1865–1910.

Newspaper page from Dollar Weekly Mirror And New Hampshire Journal Of Agriculture carrying the name Spangler
Dollar Weekly Mirror And New Hampshire Journal Of Agriculture 1865-05-27
Newspaper page from The Wenatchee Daily World carrying the name Spangler
The Wenatchee Daily World 1909-02-26
Newspaper page from Fergus County Democrat carrying the name Spangler
Fergus County Democrat 1910-01-18

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Spangler in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1980s.

1,573 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Spangler. The most, 362, date from the 1910s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in South Australia, at 2.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 529
South Australia 443
Victoria 275
Western Australia 253
Queensland 52
Tasmania 11
ACT (Canberra) 7

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Spangler.

Who carried it

People named Spangler,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Edmund Spangler
    Edmund Spangler 1825–1875 · politician
  • Edward W. Spangler
    Edward W. Spangler 1846– · soldier
  • Harrison E. Spangler
    Harrison E. Spangler 1879–1965 · lawyer
  • Jacob Spangler 1767–1843 · politician
  • David Spangler 1796–1856 · lawyer
  • William Wesley Spangler 1855–1922 · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 45 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Spangler,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,176 records

1,176 records of the Spangler name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 733
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 256
  • Other U.S. records 187
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record George A. Spangler

    Born 1917 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1941 at Harrisburg; printing worker. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1991, buried at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Pennsylvania.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Amalie Spangler

    Arrived at New York in 1853 aboard the Gondar from Havre, aged 22; farmer. From Baden, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Michael Robert Spangler

    Born 1947; from Tarlton, Ohio. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1969 in Dinh Tuong, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,176 records for Spangler in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Netherlands179 records

179 records of the Spangler name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 94
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 85
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Antonius Spangler

    Married in 1922 in 's-Gravenhage; mechanic. Died 1965 in Utrecht, aged 63.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johann Adam Baptist Spangler

    Married in 1886 in Westervoort; engine driver. Died 1912 in Tiel, aged 53; mechanic.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Maria Elisabeth Spangler

    Born 1888 in Zwolle. Died 1888 in Zwolle.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 179 records for Spangler in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Germany110 records

110 records of the Spangler name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 70
  • German applications to settle and marry 40
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Michael Spangler

    From Herrnried, Oberpf. Reported wounded in the Bavarian casualty list of 18 March 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 23).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Joseph Spangler

    Named in an application to settle and marry at Laaber in 1856; day labourer.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Staatsarchiv Amberg (CC0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Anton Spangler

    Named in an application to settle and marry at Kollersried in 1842; day labourer and smallholder.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Staatsarchiv Amberg (CC0)

Showing 3 of 110 records for Spangler in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia25 records

25 records of the Spangler name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 17
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 7
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William E. Spangler

    Decorator of Richmond, Victoria; died 1910.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Edwd Spangler

    Sailed from Victoria in 1855 aboard the Havilah I, bound for Adelaide, aged 42.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record M. A. Spangler

    Of Broken Hill, New South Wales; died 1908.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 25 records for Spangler in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada5 records

5 records of the Spangler name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Marian Spangler

    Buried in 1996 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 82.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Harold Leroy Spangler

    Died in service in 1942.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Linda Anne Spangler

    Buried in 1960 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.

Showing 3 of 5 records for Spangler in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

France1 record

1 record of the Spangler name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Gunter Alois Spangler

    Born 1938 in Germany; died 1992 in Australia.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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