Spearman

Spearman
Of both Olde English pre 7th century and later Anglo-Saxon pre 9th Century origins, this very interesting surname is today found equally in England and Germany. It is in its many forms, see below, either job descriptive for a Spearman or possibly a maker of spears, or it is a descriptive nickname for a tall, thin person, one who resembled a spear! The original English spelling was 'spere', and the various modern surnames include Spear, Speare, Speer, Speir, Spier and all their plural spellings, such as Spears, Speares, Spearman and Speerman etc, indicating a patronymic 'son of Spere'. It is possible that the two spellings of Speir and Spier may be an 'overlap' and as such a derivative of the French 'espier', describing a watchman who probably carried a spear. The early recordings taken from the medieval charters and rolls include Henry Spere in Lancashire in the year 1246, Robertus Spyer in the 1379 Poll Tax rolls of Yorkshire, and Annes Speere, christened at St. Giles Cripplegate, London, on March 1st 1591. Amongst the earliest recordings of passengers to the New England colonies of the West Indies and America, was Elizabeth Speere, aged 20, who embarked from London on May 21st 1635 on the ship 'Mathew'. The coat of arms has the unusual blazon of a silver field, a thistle with three heads, stalked and leaved in green, with a red flower. The crest is a dolphin haurient. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Walter Speare, which was dated 1185, in the pipe rolls of the county of Somerset, during the reign of King Henry 11, known as 'The church builder', 1154 - 1189.

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  • SPEARMAN (C. E.) — SPEARMAN CHARLES EDWARD (1863 1945) Psychologue anglais, célèbre par ses recherches en matière d’analyse factorielle, Spearman travailla avec W. Wundt à Leipzig et fut professeur de 1911 à 1931, à l’University College de Londres. Il publia… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Spearman — could refer to any of the following:* An ancient combat unit, armed with a spear, and in some cases, a shield. * Spearman is a city in Texas. * Charles Spearman was an English psychologist who invented the Spearman s rank correlation coefficient… …   Wikipedia

  • Spearman — ist der Name der Bezirkshauptstadt des Hansford County in Texas, siehe Spearman (Texas) und ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Charles Spearman (1863−1945), britischer Psychologe Glenn Spearman (1947−1989), US amerikanischer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Spearman — Spearman, TX U.S. city in Texas Population (2000): 3021 Housing Units (2000): 1278 Land area (2000): 2.090593 sq. miles (5.414611 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.090593 sq. miles (5.414611 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Spearman, TX — U.S. city in Texas Population (2000): 3021 Housing Units (2000): 1278 Land area (2000): 2.090593 sq. miles (5.414611 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.090593 sq. miles (5.414611 sq. km) FIPS code …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Spearman —   [ spɪəmən], Charles Edward, britischer Psychologe, * London 10. 9. 1863, ✝ ebenda 17. 9. 1945; studierte Psychologie in Deutschland bei W. Wundt, G. E. Müller und O. Külpe. Spearman lehrte 1907 31 am University College in London. Seine… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Spearman — Spear man, n.; pl. {Spearmen}. One who is armed with a spear. Acts xxiii. 23. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Spearman — Spearman, Edward …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • spearman — [spir′mən] n. pl. spearmen [spir′mən] a warrior armed with a spear …   English World dictionary

  • Spearman — La ville américaine de Spearman est le siège du comté de Hansford, dans l’État du Texas. Lors du recensement de 2000, elle comptait 3 021 habitants. Source (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia …   Wikipédia en Français

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