Spreitzer Family History

Spreitzer Surname Meaning

South German: nickname for someone who walked with his legs spread apart from Middle High German spriuzen (modern German spreizen) ‘straddle’. In part it is a Gottscheerish (i.e. Gottschee German) surname originating from the Kočevsko region in Lower Carniola Slovenia (see Kocevar).

Germanized form of Slovenian and Croatian Šprajcer and Šprajcar surnames of German origin (see 1 above).

In Slovenia they may (partly) be Slovenized forms of the Gottscheerish (i.e. Gottschee German) surname.

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

Similar surnames: Pretzer, Kreutzer, Reitter, Reiter, Pitzer, Kretzer, Spitzer, Politzer, Retzer, Streicher

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816	Military Records
463	Immigration Records
1K	Census and Voter Lists
2K	Member Trees

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Where is the Spreitzer family from?

You can see how Spreitzer families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Spreitzer family name was found in the USA, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Spreitzer families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there was 1 Spreitzer family living in Nova Scotia. This was 100% of all the recorded Spreitzer's in Canada. Nova Scotia had the highest population of Spreitzer families in 1911.

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What did your Spreitzer ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Machinist and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Spreitzer. 13% of Spreitzer men worked as a Machinist and 60% of Spreitzer women worked as a Stenographer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Spreitzer were Miner and Housework.

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Machinist

13%

Carpenter

10%

Baker

10%

Miner

10%

Stenographer

60%

Housework

40%

What Spreitzer family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 1K census records available for the last name Spreitzer. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Spreitzer census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 463 immigration records available for the last name Spreitzer. 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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Military Records

There are 816 military records available for the last name Spreitzer. For the veterans among your Spreitzer ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Spreitzer lifespan?

Between 1953 and 2004, in the United States, Spreitzer life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1953, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Spreitzer in 1953 was 32, and 53 in 2004.

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Spreitzer Surname Meaning

Germanized form of Slovenian and Croatian Šprajcer and Šprajcar surnames of German origin (see 1 above).

In Slovenia they may (partly) be Slovenized forms of the Gottscheerish (i.e. Gottschee German) surname.

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

Where is the Spreitzer family from?

What did your Spreitzer 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.

Machinist

13%

Carpenter

10%

Baker

10%

Miner

10%

Stenographer

60%

Housework

40%

What Spreitzer family records will you find?

What is the average Spreitzer lifespan?

Between 1953 and 2004, in the United States, Spreitzer life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1953, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Spreitzer in 1953 was 32, and 53 in 2004.

Spreitzer Family History

Spreitzer Surname Meaning

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Spreitzer Surname Meaning

8,000 record(s) for Spreitzer

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Where is the Spreitzer family from?

What did your Spreitzer ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1940

Top Female Occupations In 1940

What Spreitzer family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Spreitzer lifespan?

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