Spiro Family Name and Heraldry

Search old registers for Spiro and you will soon meet Shapiro too. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “From Speyer”.

Spelling and variants

Spiro is listed among the recognised spellings of Shapiro. Related forms: Schapiro, Saphir and Shapira.

Spiro by the numbers

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Spiro with 1,636 bearers, at rank 17,300. It sits within the 25,000 most common last names in the country. Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Spero.

Spiro coat of arms

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Shapiro surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

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