The Spinner surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,420 people carried this name — #9,503 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 86,200 people counted. That is up 5% from 3,255 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 241 people named Spinner.
12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 23 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
135 people named Spinner live in Switzerland.
They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
24 people named Spinner have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 37 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 2 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Spinner in American newspapers,
1912.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 150,787 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Spinner,
with a public archive behind them.
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Francis E. Spinner 1802–1890 · politician -
Wilfrid Spinner 1854–1918 · missionary -
David Spinner 1758–1811 · potter
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Auguste Spinner 1864–1939 · artist
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Henri Spinner 1875–1962 · university teacher
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Enja Spinner 1875–1943
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Spinner.
- Spiller 5,418 · U.S. census
- Spina 4,453 · U.S. census
- Spinazzola 328 · U.S. census
- Spindler 3,648 · U.S. census
- Spinella 1,416 · U.S. census
- Spinelli 5,332 · U.S. census
- Spinosa 932 · U.S. census
- Spinosi 196 · U.S. census
- Spire 369 · U.S. census
- Spiteri 607 · U.S. census
- Spittler 863 · U.S. census
- Spitz 3,500 · U.S. census
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