The Spurlock surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 12,141 people carried this name — #2,957 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 24,300 people counted. That is up 4% from 11,627 in 2000.

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In print

Spurlock in American newspapers,
1909–1921.

Newspaper page from The National Tribune carrying the name Spurlock
The National Tribune 1909-10-14
Newspaper page from The Washington Tribune carrying the name Spurlock
The Washington Tribune 1921-07-02
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Spurlock
Evening Star 1918-02-12

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 17,338 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Spurlock in Australian newspapers,
1910s–1950s.

22 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Spurlock. The most, 6, date from the 1920s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 12
Western Australia 6
Queensland 3

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

Who carried it

People named Spurlock,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Isabella S. Davis Spurlock
    Isabella S. Davis Spurlock 1843–1906 · philanthropist
  • Kirby Lee Spurlock 1893–1977 · American football player
  • Woodson Spurlock 1900–1972 · lawyer
  • Jeanne Spurlock 1921–1999 · writer
  • Morgan Spurlock 1970–2024 · screenwriter

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 Spurlock,
in the records of 3 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 States520 records

520 records of the Spurlock name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 370
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 124
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 14
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 3
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Lon Arnold Spurlock

    Born 1936; from Midkiff, West Virginia. U.S. Army, infantry unit commander; killed in action 1969 in Gia Dinh, South Vietnam. Buried at Us Military Academy Cemetery, West Point, New York.

    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 Samuel B. Spurlock

    Born 1918 in Florida. Enlisted 1941 at Fort Barrancas; farm hand. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Cobb Suncrest Funeral Chapel & Memorial Gardens, Moultrie, Georgia.

    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 Jane Spurlock

    Arrived at New York in 1848 aboard the Metoka from Liverpool, aged 38; farmer and mechanic. From Great Britain.

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

Showing 3 of 520 records for Spurlock 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, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (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).

Australia4 records

4 records of the Spurlock name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 3
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Sam Spurlock

    Arrived in Victoria in 1911 aboard the Omrah, aged 38.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record John Spurlock

    Left Launceston in 1852 aboard the Shamrock, bound for Melbourne.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Helen Spurlock

    Arrived in Victoria in 1911 aboard the Omrah, aged 36.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Spurlock in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Spurlock name in the United Kingdom St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Helen Spurlock

    Buried in 1809 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 68.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Counts: MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. 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).

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