The Spalding Family Name

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Meaning of the name

Behind the Spalding surname stands Spaulding, an English name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way. The name is usually explained as “from Spalding, Lincolnshire”.

Spalding is listed among the recognised spellings of Spaulding. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Related forms: Spaldin. According to the 2010 US Census, the Spalding surname had 8,601 bearers.

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