Researching Karl Spain
Delve into the history of Karl Spain using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | 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. |
The name Karl means "Form of CHARLES. man, strong" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Karl Spain on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Karl Spain in your family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
| Country Collection | |
|---|---|
 |
Ancestry.com Global records search results for Karl Spain. |
 |
Ancestry.com US records search results for Karl Spain. |
|
Ancestry.co.uk UK records search results for Karl Spain. |
 |
Ancestry.ca Canadian records search results for Karl Spain. |
 |
Ancestry.com.au Australian records search results for Karl Spain. |
DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Spain ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
Have you reached a brick wall in your Spain Tree?
Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Karl Spain and 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.
Look at Parish Records for Karl Spain at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Karl Spain using the FreeBMD database.
Check out Genealogy Bank for Karl Spain records.
Look at MyHeritage for Karl Spain information.
Search the LDS Database for records about Karl Spain.
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 Tree Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Look at the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Karl Spain.
Study MyTrees for information on the Spain family and people looking to contact living Spain relations.
Explore One Great Family for Spain records submitted by people who are already researching the Spain Family Tree.
Find Karl Spain from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Spain Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Karl Spain. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Karl Spain
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 for Laughs comedy festival in 2003, which was later repeated on RTÉ Television. He is a regular at the Kilkenny Cat Laughs comedy festival.
Spain later ran a series on RTÉ entitled Karl Spain Wants a Woman. He appeared as master of kung-fu on the fifth series of Killinaskully in October 2008.
In 2009 he had yet another TV show on RTÉ Two, Karl Spain wants to Rock.
In March 2010 Karl began a tour as supporting act to fellow Irish comedian, Ed Byrne.
Toured with Kevin Bridges in 2015.
Karl Spain has also been known to attend University of Limerick Comedy Nights.
Source: Karl Spain, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Spain
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
Saban Sabban Sabben Sabbin Sabean Saben Sabin Sabine Saffen Saffin Saffon Sapena Saphin Sapney Sapone Sauvain Sauvan Sauven Saviano Savin Savine Savini Savino Savon Scapin Scavone Schaben Schaffino Schiavon Schifani Schifano Schipani Schobin Scoffham Scopham Scopyn Scuffam Scuffham Scupham Seabon Seiben Seven Sevigny Sevin Sevon Shabino Sheavin Sheavyn Shepan Shevin Shevyn Shippam Shippen Shippin Siben Sibun Sieben Siebin Skevin Skippen Skippon Skubinna Sobania Sobon Sovine Spahn Spaine Span Spaney Spani Spann Spano Spaun Spawn Spena Spenn Spenny Sphon Spina Spini Spinn Spinney Spino Spohn Spon Spoon Subhan Swiffan Swiffen Swiffin
Comments
Looking for information on a Karl Spain in your family tree? Why not post a question here -