Spearing

Spearing
This unusual surname is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and is a patronymic form of the surname Spear, which derives from the Olde English pre 7th Century personal byname "Spere", originally denoting either a tall, thin person, or one skilled in the use of the hunting spear. In part it may also have been a metonymic occupational name for a maker of spears. Early recordings of the surname from this source include: Walter Speare (Somerset, 1185), and Henry Spere (Lancashire, 1246). Nicknames were given in the first instance with reference to a variety of personal characteristics, such as physical attributes or peculiarities, and also to habits of dress and occupation. The Olde English suffix "ing", when attached to a personal name, means "sons, descendants" or "dependent men of". In the modern idiom the patronymic forms of the name appear as: Spiring, Spering, Sperring and Spearing. On December 18th 1552, Richard Spering, an infant, was christened in Whittington, Gloucestershire, and on September 8th 1677, Mary, daughter of Thomas Spearing, was christened in Evenlode, Gloucestershire. A Coat of Arms granted to the Spearing family is a silver shield with three pellets in fess between two red bars dancettee, the Crest being a ship under sail proper on a globe. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Agnes Spiryng or Spiring, which was dated October 31st 1539, marriage to Nicholas Bowerman, at Trull, Somerset, during the reign of King Henry V111, known as "Bluff King Hal", 1509 - 1547. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Spearing — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: James Z. Spearing (1864–1942), US amerikanischer Politiker Jay Spearing (* 1988), englischer Fußballspieler Nigel Spearing (* 1930), britischer Politiker Tony Spearing (* 1964), englischer Fußballspieler …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Spearing — Spear Spear, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Speared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spearing}.] To pierce with a spear; to kill with a spear; as, to spear a fish. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • spearing — I. ˈspiriŋ, rēŋ noun (plural spearing) Etymology: Dutch spiering smelt, from Middle Dutch spierinc, from spier spear; akin to Old English spere spear more at spear : a small lizard fish (Trachinocephalus myops) widespread …   Useful english dictionary

  • spearing — using a spear to catch fish …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • spearing — /spear ing/, n. Ice Hockey. an illegal check in which a player jabs an opponent with the end of the stick blade or the top end of the stick, resulting in a penalty. [1770 80, for literal sense; SPEAR1 + ING1] * * * …   Universalium

  • spearing — spɪr /spɪə n. weapon consisting of a long staff with a sharpened point, lance, javelin; pointy sprout or leaf of a plant v. pierce or thrust at with or as if with a spear; pass quickly; sprout, thrust upward (about plants) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • spearing — spear·ing …   English syllables

  • spearing — s ( en, ar) SPORT …   Clue 9 Svensk Ordbok

  • Tony Spearing — Infobox Football biography playername = Tony Spearing fullname = Tony Spearing dateofbirth = birth date and age|1964|10|7 cityofbirth = flagicon|England Romford countryofbirth = England dateofdeath = cityofdeath = countryofdeath = height =… …   Wikipedia

  • Jay Spearing — Nombre Jay Francis Spearing Nacimiento 25 de noviembre de 1988 (22 años) Wallasey, Inglaterra, Reino Unido Nacionalidad …   Wikipedia Español

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