The Spann surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 12,457 people carried this name — #2,882 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 23,700 people counted. That is up 7% from 11,691 in 2000.

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In print

Spann in American newspapers,
1918–1920.

Newspaper page from The News Scimitar carrying the name Spann
The News Scimitar 1920-02-17
Newspaper page from The Ogden Standard carrying the name Spann
The Ogden Standard 1919-09-29
Newspaper page from The Nashville Globe carrying the name Spann
The Nashville Globe 1918-04-05

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 43,979 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Spann in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1980s.

4,220 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Spann. The most, 908, date from the 1920s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 3.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 3,212
Victoria 627
New South Wales 162
South Australia 91
Tasmania 76
Western Australia 26
ACT (Canberra) 16
Northern Territory 6

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

Who carried it

People named Spann,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Othmar Spann
    Othmar Spann 1878–1950 · economist
  • Harriett Gaddis Spann 1885–1969
  • Harriett Gaddis Spann 1888–1969
  • Alexander Spann 1890– · agronomist
  • Meno Spann 1903–1991 · academic
  • Leopold Spann 1908–1945 · jurist

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Spann,
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 States592 records

592 records of the Spann name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 310
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 146
  • Other U.S. records 136
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Gordon C. Spann

    Born 1909 in Ohio. Enlisted 1943 at Camp Forrest, Tennessee; farm hand. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1995, buried at Mountain Home National Cemetery, Tennessee.

    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 Elise Spann

    Arrived at New York in 1858 aboard the William Nelson from Havre, aged 54; farmer. From Bavaria, Germany.

    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 James Hall Spann

    Born 1947; from Hayward, California. U.S. Army, fixed wing aviation unit commander; died in an accident 1971 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 592 records for Spann in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (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).

Netherlands178 records

178 records of the Spann name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 124
  • Dutch population registers 39
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 15
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Gerhard Johann Spann

    Married in 1867 in Millingen; farmer, born 1838 in Bimmen, Germany. Died 1921 in Millingen, aged 82.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Lina Maria Spann

    Born 1891 in Veldhunten. Married in 1912 in Gendringen. Died 1975 in Schijndel.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Apolina Spann

    Born 1821 in Bergen op Zoom. Died 1821 in Bergen op Zoom.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 178 records for Spann 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).

Australia114 records

114 records of the Spann name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 91
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 23
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Carl Spann

    Arrived in Queensland in 1872 aboard the Allardus, aged 28.

    Queensland State Archives (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 Emily Spann

    Arrived in Victoria in 1858 aboard the Neumuhlen, aged 21.

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

    Arrived in Queensland in 1872 aboard the Allardus, aged 2.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 114 records for Spann in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Germany108 records

108 records of the Spann name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 87
  • German emigration and citizenship files 21
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Oskar Spann

    From Charlottenburg-Berlin. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 3 June 1916 (Infantry Regiment No. 24).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Christian Friedrich Wilhelm Spann

    Emigrated to Australia in 1864.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Christian Friedrich Spann

    Emigrated to Africa in 1858.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)

Showing 3 of 108 records for Spann 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); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

France9 records

9 records of the Spann 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 Marcelle Anne Spann

    Born 1905 in Bordeaux (Gironde); died 1989 in Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Alfred Hans Spann

    Born 1931 in Germany; died 1998 in Avignon (Vaucluse).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jeanne Charlotte Marie Spann

    Born 1912 in Nans-sous-Sainte-Anne (Doubs); died 1979 in Salins-les-Bains (Jura).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Spann in France.

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).

United Kingdom6 records

6 records of the Spann name in the United Kingdom
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 4
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 2
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Charles Spann

    Buried in 1827 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 63.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. R. Spann

    East Yorkshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Charles Spann

    Buried in 1827 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 57.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 3 of 6 records for Spann in the United Kingdom.

Counts: MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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