The Springs surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,911 people carried this name — #8,446 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 75,200 people counted. That is up 7% from 3,667 in 2000.

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In print

Springs in American newspapers,
1842–1882.

Newspaper page from Burt's Among The Clouds carrying the name Springs
Burt's Among The Clouds 1882-08-15
Newspaper page from Holly Springs Gazette carrying the name Springs
Holly Springs Gazette 1843-04-28
Newspaper page from Holly Springs Gazette carrying the name Springs
Holly Springs Gazette 1842-10-21

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

In print

Springs in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1970s.

1,780 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Springs. The most, 264, date from the 1900s. Victoria 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 the Northern Territory, at 23.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 720
New South Wales 438
South Australia 191
Queensland 165
Western Australia 124
Tasmania 73
Northern Territory 56
ACT (Canberra) 6

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

Who carried it

People named Springs,
with a public archive behind them.

  • LeRoy Springs
    LeRoy Springs 1861–1931 · military officer
  • Lena May Jones
    Lena May Jones 1883–1942 · politician
  • Lena May Jones
    Lena May Jones 1883–1942 · politician
  • John Springs 1717–1790
  • Ron Springs 1956–2011 · 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 Springs,
in the records of 4 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 States227 records

227 records of the Springs name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 122
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 64
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 20
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 12
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 7
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Samuel U. Springs

    Born 1907 in North Carolina. Enlisted 1943 at New York City; porter from New York County, New York. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1991, buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    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 Nochim Springs

    Arrived at New York in 1856 aboard the Gutenberg from Hamburg, aged 16; baker. From Prussia, Germany; bound for New York.

    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 Ralph Ronald Springs

    Born 1941; from Rockwood, Tennessee. U.S. Army, indirect fire infantryman; killed in action 1967 in Gia Dinh, South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 227 records for Springs 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · 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); 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).

Germany8 records

8 records of the Springs name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Alfred Springs

    From Waldenburg. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 18 October 1915; then reported dead in the list of 21 March 1917 (Infantry Regiment No. 23).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list August Springs

    From Lobedau. Reported taken prisoner in the Prussian casualty list of 2 June 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 2 of 8 records for Springs in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (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).

Netherlands6 records

6 records of the Springs name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 3
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 2
  • Dutch population registers 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Valli Katrine Springs

    Married in 1945 in Groningen.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Anna Maria Springs

    Baptised in 1771 in Vlissingen.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Vlissingen (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Laertes Pittman Springs

    In a population register.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Springs 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); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Australia2 records

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

    Sailed from Victoria in 1852 aboard the Pilot, bound for Hobartown, aged 40.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Springs 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).

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