Spain Family Tree research resources
Explore the detail of the Spain Genealogy using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Family Tree !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 757 people with the Spain surname? In that year Spain was ranked number 2824 for popularity in the UK. |
Spain records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Spain family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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Ancestry.com Global records search results for the Spain family. |
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Ancestry.com US records search results for the Spain family. |
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Ancestry.co.uk UK records search results for the Spain family. |
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Ancestry.ca Canadian records search results for the Spain family. |
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Ancestry.com.au Australian records search results for the Spain family. |
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Historical References
"SPAIN. A native of Spain. It may also be a descriptive name given to a Scot who had returned from a residence in Spain. Walterus nepos Willelmi de Spaine witnessed a charter of three acres of Karruderes (Carruthers) by Walter del Bois, n. d. (Raine, 166). William Spayne, servant to the king and queen of Scotland, 1424, is doubtless the William Spaigne of Scotland who had a safe conduct into England in 1426 (Bain, rv, 969, 992). Malcolm Spainze was witness at Kyncragy, 1540 (Aboyne, p. 70), and Cristeane Spanyie or Spainye was spouse of John Widder in Brighous, 1585 (Scon, p. 223, 225). "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Spain Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Spain Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Spain family tree.
Investigate Spain Parish Records at Find My Past.
Investigate the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Spain family name using the FreeBMD database.
Check out Genealogy Bank for Spain family records.
Explore MyHeritage for Spain family data.
Study the LDS Database for records of the Spain family.
Research the Spain surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Spain Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 1015 people with the Spain surname in the UK? Spain is now ranked number 3089 for popularity in the UK. |
Spain Family History Databases
Search WikiTree for user contributed Spain family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Spain data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Explore MyTrees for information on the Spain family and people looking to contact living Spain relations.
Investigate GENi for Spain family records.
Find your Irish Spain relatives on findmypast.ie
Spain Forums
Research the Spain surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 15191 people with the Spain surname in the USA? Spain is ranked number 152 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Spain Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on the Spain family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Use the Surname Map project to look at the current distribution of the Spain surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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