Spain a surname

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

Norman Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norm ...

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

in origin, but linked to expatriates, or colonialists, who either had origins in

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or had spent a significant amount of time there. The evolution of the name came about when the government of each European country introduced personal taxation, known as Poll Tax in England,Spain Surname
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Earliest usage

The earliest recorded use of the surname; :*in the form of ''de Espaigne'' is from 1179 in the Pipe Rolls of Essex during the reign of King Henry II :*in the form of ''Espáine''... :*in the form of ''Spane'' is from 1302 in Subsidy Rolls of Yorkshire :*in the form of ''Spaigne'' is from 1318 in the Calendar of Letter Books of London :*in the form of ''Spayne'' is from 1327 in the Subsidy Rolls of Cambridgeshire :*in the form of ''de Hispania'' is from 1086 in the Domesday Book of 1086, came from Espaignes :*in the form of ''Spaine'' is from 1579 in the Recordings from London Church Registers :*in the form of ''Spain'' is from 1697 in the Recordings from London Church Registers

People

Míl Espáine In Irish origin myths, Míl Espáine or Míl Espáne (later Latinized as Milesius; also Miled/Miledh) is the mythical ancestor of the final inhabitants of Ireland, the "sons of Míl" or Milesians, who represent the vast majority of the Irish Ga ...

Amy Spain Amy Spain ( – March 10, 1865) was a teenage American slave who was executed by a Confederate States of America, Confederate military court in the final days of the American Civil War. She was convicted of treason for stealing from her owner, an ...

(c. 1848 – 1865), American slave *

Christale Spain Christale Spain is an American politician currently serving as Chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party, the first black woman to hold the role. Education Spain graduated from W. J. Keenan High School in Columbia, South Carolina. She then ...

, American politician *

Douglas Spain Douglas Spain (born April 15, 1974) is an American film and television actor, director and producer. In 1998 Spain was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award in the category of Best Debut Performance for his role in the film ''Star Maps''. In ...

(born 1974), American film and television actor * Emira D'Spain, Emirati-American model and social media influencer * Frances Lander Spain *

Francis Spain Francis Jones Spain (February 17, 1909 – June 23, 1977) was an American amateur ice hockey player who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Frank Spain was born on an ancestral plantation in Brooks Co ...

Frank K. Spain Frank Kyle Spain (November 29, 1927 – April 25, 2006) was an American inventor and television engineer. He is best known for founding and building WTVA, an NBC affiliate in Tupelo, Mississippi. In his later life, Spain also owned and operated oth ...

James W. Spain James William Spain (July 22, 1926 – January 2, 2008) was in the US Foreign Service with postings in Karachi, Islamabad, Istanbul, Ankara, Dar Es Salaam, and Colombo and four ambassadorships in Tanzania, Turkey, the United Nations (as de ...

(1926–2008), American Foreign Service *

Karl Spain Karl Spain (born 20 October 1971) is an Irish comedian from Limerick. He is from the Corbally area of the city and was educated at CBS Sexton Street. In 2000, Spain won the RTÉ award for Best New Act. Spain appeared at the Montreal '' Just fo ...

Ken Spain John Kenneth Spain (October 6, 1946 – October 11, 1990) was an American professional basketball player. Spain was selected by the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls with the 20th overall pick in the 1969 NBA Draft and by the Oak ...

Mark Spain Mark Spain is a weekday television news anchor at WSET-TV in Lynchburg, Virginia. Formerly, Spain worked alongside Paige Kelton on ''Action News'' at WJAX-TV/WFOX-TV in Jacksonville, Florida, anchoring all evening newscasts (5, 5:30, 6, 11 on WJ ...

Nancy Spain Nancy Brooker Spain (13 September 1917 – 21 March 1964) was a prominent English broadcaster and journalist. She was a columnist for the '' Daily Express'', ''She'' magazine, and the '' News of the World'' in the 1950s and 1960s. She also appea ...

Patrick Spain Patrick J. Spain (born 1952) is a serial entrepreneur. He is currently the co-founder and CEO of First Stop Health, LLC., a Chicago-based provider of telemedicine services. He is also the Executive Chairman and co-founder of the news curation sit ...

Quinton Spain Quinton Lamar Spain (born August 7, 1991) is an American football guard who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2015. He played college football at West Virginia. Professional career ...

Robert Spain (politician) Robert Spain (born June 26, 1956) is a former Republican member of the Vermont House of Representatives and former town manager of Millbury, Massachusetts. Biography Robert James Spain Jr. was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on June 26, 1956, a ...

, Vermont legislator *

Robert Hitchcock Spain Robert Hitchcock Spain (October 26, 1925 – September 9, 2022) was an American bishop of the United Methodist Church who was elected in 1988. Birth and family Spain was born in Loretto, Tennessee, on October 26, 1925, the son of James Thomas an ...

(1925–2022), American Methodist bishop * W.J. Spain

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{{reflist English-language surnames Surnames of English origin

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