Speller surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Speller surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,668 people carried this name — #11,743 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 111,100 people counted. That is up 12% from 2,377 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 69 people named Speller.

2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Paris.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 2
Paris 26
Haute-Marne 16
Marne 5
Seine-Saint-Denis 4
Territoire de Belfort 3
Isère 2
Hauts-de-Seine 2
Puy-de-Dôme 2

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Speller in American newspapers,
1907–1916.

Newspaper page from The Bossier Banner carrying the name Speller
The Bossier Banner 1911-08-10
Newspaper page from Randolph Enterprise carrying the name Speller
Randolph Enterprise 1916-09-07
Newspaper page from Hattiesburg Daily News carrying the name Speller
Hattiesburg Daily News 1907-09-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,292,976 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Speller,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Frank Newman Speller
    Frank Newman Speller 1875–1968 · engineer
  • Émile Speller
    Émile Speller 1875–1952 · military leader
  • Fred Speller 1863–1909 · association football player
  • Antony Speller 1929–2013 · politician
  • Jules Speller 1943– · writer
  • Elizabeth Speller 1951– · writer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Speller is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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