The Spry surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,940 people carried this name — #8,398 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 74,600 people counted. That is up 1% from 3,907 in 2000.

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Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Spry was found among the farmers of 2 counties.

It was most frequent in Cornwall: 8 in every 10,000 farmers there — about 1 in 1,250. 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.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Cornwall 8
Devon 7

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

Spry in American newspapers,
1845–1908.

Newspaper page from The Yazoo Democrat carrying the name Spry
The Yazoo Democrat 1845-12-03
Newspaper page from Independent Statesman carrying the name Spry
Independent Statesman 1888-05-31
Newspaper page from The Havre Herald carrying the name Spry
The Havre Herald 1908-03-25

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

In print

Spry in Australian newspapers,
1830s–2000s.

16,052 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Spry. The most, 2,585, 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 South Australia, at 3.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 6,196
Victoria 3,913
Queensland 2,791
New South Wales 1,737
Western Australia 1,146
Tasmania 184
ACT (Canberra) 31
Northern Territory 20

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

Who carried it

People named Spry,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Gwavas May Spry d. 1955
  • Frances Helen Spry d. 1896
  • Tredenham Hugh Spry d. 1935
  • Arthur Spry 1612–1685 · politician
  • Thomas Spry 1664–1776 · physician
  • Richard Spry 1715–1775 · naval officer

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

In the public record

People named Spry,
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 States256 records

256 records of the Spry name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 128
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 48
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 26
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 25
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 15
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 10
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James E. Spry

    Born 1917 in Delaware. Enlisted 1944 at Fort George G Meade, Maryland; toolmaker. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1996, buried at Gilpin Manor Memorial Park, Elkton, Maryland.

    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 John Spry

    Arrived at New York in 1869 aboard the Denmark from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 21; laborer. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Leverne Spry

    U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1946, died 1993; buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 256 records for Spry 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, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · 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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia332 records

332 records of the Spry name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 153
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 117
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 43
  • Tasmanian Names Index 10
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 5
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 3
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Wm Spry

    Arrived in Victoria in 1855 aboard the George Marshall, aged 27; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Elizabeth Spry

    Died 1892 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 60.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Howard W. Spry

    Captain soldier of Toorak, Victoria; died 1945.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 332 records for Spry in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada22 records

22 records of the Spry name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 17
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 3
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Elizabeth Spry

    Died 1897 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record George Spry

    Buried in 1951 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Lorne Mortimore Spry

    Died in service in 1945.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 22 records for Spry in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Spry name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. R. Spry

    Gunner, Royal Field Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record C. Spry

    Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

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

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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