The Spinks surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,868 people carried this name — #5,881 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 50,300 people counted. That is up 1% from 5,807 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Spinks surname

A surname transferred from the nickname.

The surname is a variant of Spink.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Spinks» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a nickname: ‘the spink’.

An early record he cites: Nicholas Spinc, Bedfordshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Spink and Spinks.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 708 · public domain.

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Spinks was found among the farmers of Norfolk: 15 in every 10,000.

Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent. His list gives one count for the spellings Spink and Spinks.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Norfolk 15

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In print

Spinks in American newspapers,
1904–1910.

Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Herald-republican carrying the name Spinks
The Salt Lake Herald-republican 1910-04-17
Newspaper page from The Lehi Banner carrying the name Spinks
The Lehi Banner 1908-08-16
Newspaper page from River Falls Journal carrying the name Spinks
River Falls Journal 1904-10-27

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

In print

Spinks in Australian newspapers,
1820s–2010s.

15,350 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Spinks. The most, 3,302, date from the 1930s. 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 Tasmania, at 3.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 8,354
Tasmania 2,815
Victoria 2,320
Queensland 957
South Australia 456
Western Australia 337
ACT (Canberra) 67
Northern Territory 10

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

Who carried it

People named Spinks,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Marcellus G. Spinks
    Marcellus G. Spinks 1874–1943 · military officer
  • Ford Spinks
    Ford Spinks 1927–2016 · politician
  • Hilda Dorothy Spinks d. 1993
  • Fred Spinks 1902–1982 · cricketer
  • Stan Spinks 1912–2003 · Australian rules football player
  • Jack Spinks 1930–1994 · American football player

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 Spinks,
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 States376 records

376 records of the Spinks name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 222
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 51
  • Other U.S. records 103
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Hervy Spinks

    Born 1921 in Mississippi. Enlisted 1942 at Camp Shelby; sawmill worker from Lauderdale County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Meridian, Mississippi.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Allen Robert Spinks

    Born 1946; from Austin, Texas. U.S. Army, heavy vehicle driver; died in an accident 1966 in South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ellen Spinks

    Arrived at New York in 1851 aboard the Conqueror from Liverpool, aged 22; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 376 records for Spinks 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia640 records

640 records of the Spinks name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 332
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 146
  • Other Australian records 162
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Charles Spinks

    Died 1929 in Penguin, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1930.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Eliza Sophia Spinks

    Born 1860 in Horton, Tasmania. Married 1882 in Horton, Tasmania, aged 21.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record William Spinks

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Lord Melville, arriving 1829; ticket of leave 1842. Native of Norfolk.

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

Showing 3 of 640 records for Spinks in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain).

Canada53 records

53 records of the Spinks name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 23
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 9
  • Other Canadian records 21
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Charles Spinks

    Came to Ontario in 1874 aboard the Ont, bound for Oshawa, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Grietje Spinks

    Buried in 1982 at St. Mary's Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 85.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Willis James Spinks

    Died 1963 in Brooklyn, Queens, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 53 records for Spinks in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands37 records

37 records of the Spinks name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 23
  • Dutch population registers 14
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johan Wilhelm Spinks

    Married in 1895 in Haarlem; metalworker. Died 1946 in Rotterdam, aged 74.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Franciscus Antonius Spinks

    Born 1898 in Haarlem. Married in 1919 in Rotterdam. Died 1969 in 's-Gravenhage, aged 71.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Martinus Anthonius Franciscus Spinks

    Born 1900 in Haarlem. Married in 1926 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 37 records for Spinks 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).

United Kingdom28 records

28 records of the Spinks name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 21
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 6
  • Stirling Council burial records 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Annie Spinks

    Buried in 1931 at Ballengeich Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland, aged 23.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John Spinks

    Buried in 1815 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 74.

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

    Lance Corporal, Bedfordshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 28 records for Spinks in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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).

New Zealand10 records

10 records of the Spinks name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 6
  • Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records 4
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Helen Mary Spinks

    Died 1999, aged 73; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record James Ernest Spinks

    Buried in 1973 at Omahu Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 22.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Frederick Raymond Spinks

    Died 1954, aged 20; buried at Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Spinks in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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