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Spoor Family History

Spoor Surname Meaning

Dutch and English (Durham and Northumberland): metonymic occupational name for a maker of spurs, a lorimer, from Middle Dutch spore.

Middle English spore, spure ‘spur’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Where is the Spoor family from?

You can see how Spoor families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Spoor family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Spoor families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 175 Spoor families living in Durham. This was about 44% of all the recorded Spoor's in United Kingdom. Durham had the highest population of Spoor families in 1891.
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What did your Spoor ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Colliery Coal Hewer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Spoor. 14% of Spoor men worked as a Colliery Coal Hewer and 79% of Spoor women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Spoor were Company Director and Unpaid Household Duties.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Colliery Coal Hewer
    14%
  • Retired
    14%
  • Blacksmith Heavy Worker
    14%
  • Company Director
    14%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    79%
  • Private Means
    4%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    3%
  • Unpaid Household Duties
    3%

What Spoor family records will you find?

Census Records

There are 17,000 census records available for the last name Spoor. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Spoor census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Spoor. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 2,000 military records available for the last name Spoor. For the veterans among your Spoor ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Spoor lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Spoor life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1954, and highest in 1994. The average life expectancy for Spoor in 1944 was 33, and 75 in 2004.

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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Spoor ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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