The Spillman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,775 people carried this name — #7,014 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 61,700 people counted. That is up 1% from 4,746 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Spillman surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley explains it as ‘the son of Spileman’.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 707 · public domain.

In print

Spillman in American newspapers,
1905–1919.

Newspaper page from Pullman Herald carrying the name Spillman
Pullman Herald 1919-04-11
Newspaper page from The Ranch carrying the name Spillman
The Ranch 1905-07-15
Newspaper page from Pullman Herald carrying the name Spillman
Pullman Herald 1919-04-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 20,584 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Spillman in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1990s.

2,500 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Spillman. The most, 754, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Western Australia, at 3.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Western Australia 765
Victoria 717
Queensland 565
New South Wales 296
South Australia 132
Northern Territory 9
Tasmania 8
ACT (Canberra) 6

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

In the public record

People named Spillman,
in the records of 5 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 States354 records

354 records of the Spillman name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 154
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 78
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 47
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 31
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 21
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 9
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 9
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • New York State police and firefighter memorial rolls 1
  • Ramsey County (Minnesota) Memorial Hall, war dead 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Charles Otto Spillman

    Born 1935; from New Brighton, Minnesota. U.S. Navy, builder; killed in action 1968 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Lonnie Spillman

    Born 1921 in Kentucky. Enlisted 1942 at Huntington, West Virginia; farmer from Lawrence County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Spillman Cemetery, Louisa, Kentucky.

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

    Arrived at New York in 1883 aboard the Nevada from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 19; spinner. From Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 354 records for Spillman 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) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls) · Ramsey County, Minnesota (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia63 records

63 records of the Spillman name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 29
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 23
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 8
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 3
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Eliza Spillman

    Arrived in Queensland in 1874 aboard the Tim Whiffler, aged 24.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Ernest E. Spillman

    Retired of E St Kilda, Victoria; died 1959.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Biographical index David James Spillman

    Died 1946; obituary published in Western Australia.

    State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 63 records for Spillman in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (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); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Spillman name in Canada Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Eliza Euphemia Spillman

    Died 1894; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Frank Sidney Spillman

    Died 1961; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Edmund G. Spillman

    Died 1894; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

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

Counts: 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).

Netherlands3 records

3 records of the Spillman name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 2
  • Dutch population registers 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Hannah Spillman

    Buried in 1778 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Johannis Spillman

    Buried in 1795 in Steenbergen.

    Open Archives, West Brabants Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Elizabeth Mary Spillman

    In a population register.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France1 record

1 record of the Spillman 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 Suzanne Marie Frederique Spillman

    Born 1954 in Mondon; died 1977 in Besançon (Doubs).

    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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