Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
SPELMAN
There are approximately 933 people named Spelman in the UK. That makes it the 7,518th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 15 are named Spelman.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Occupational Name
Related and similar surnames
SpellmanSpealman
Sobelman
Speckman
Speakman
Speckmann
Cipelman
Cipelmann
Cippelman
Cippelmann
Speallman
Spalman
Spailman
Spallman
Spaleman
Sapelman
Spalma
Spalleman
Spadelman
Shpeilman
Spaulman
Specman
Sepilman
Shapelman
Shepelman
Spadelmann
The Spelman surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Danish.) From Spillemand, a fiddler. Spille, to game, to play.