Sparry Family History

Sparry Surname Meaning

Possibly a variant of Sperry from an Old Scandinavian personal name Sperri attested in the W Midlands by Sperri (the name of a pre-Conquest tenant in Weston upon Trent, Staffs 1086 in Domesday Book) and by William Speri about 1174 in Saint Thomas Priory Chartulary (Stafford, Staffs).

The medieval spellings with -arr- in the surnames listed below may reflect an alternative form of the personal name *Sparri comparable to that in the related Middle English word sparre, sperre ‘beam, pole, bar’, to which Old Scandinavian sparri and sperra probably contributed (see OED at spar, n.).

Some post-medieval bearers below may belong at (2), apparently from a post-medieval colloquial pronunciation of Sparrow, unless the name in (1) was confused with it.

Source: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, 2021

Similar surnames: Sparr, Scarry, Starry, Parry, Sparby, Sharry, Sperry, Barry, Starr, Quarry

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Where is the Sparry family from?

You can see how Sparry families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Sparry family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Sparry families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 16 Sparry families living in Ontario. This was about 76% of all the recorded Sparry's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Sparry families in 1911.

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What did your Sparry ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Bricklayer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Sparry. 100% of Sparry men worked as a Bricklayer and 76% of Sparry women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties.

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Bricklayer

100%

Unpaid domestic duties

76%

cleaner holloware

tobacco worker retired

Unpaid domestic dut

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Census Record

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There are 154 immigration records available for the last name Sparry. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 135 military records available for the last name Sparry. For the veterans among your Sparry ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Sparry lifespan?

Between 1969 and 2003, in the United States, Sparry life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1969, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Sparry in 1969 was 61, and 66 in 2003.

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Sparry Surname Meaning

Some post-medieval bearers below may belong at (2), apparently from a post-medieval colloquial pronunciation of Sparrow, unless the name in (1) was confused with it.

Source: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, 2021

Where is the Sparry family from?

What did your Sparry ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

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

Bricklayer

100%

Unpaid domestic duties

76%

cleaner holloware

tobacco worker retired

Unpaid domestic dut

What Sparry family records will you find?

What is the average Sparry lifespan?

Between 1969 and 2003, in the United States, Sparry life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1969, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Sparry in 1969 was 61, and 66 in 2003.

Sparry Family History

Sparry Surname Meaning

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