Researching Melvin Spears
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 713 people with the Spears surname? In that year Spears was ranked number 2867 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Melvin means "Mill Worker" and is of Celtic origin.
Records of Melvin Spears on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Melvin Spears and the Spears Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 1076 people with the Spears surname in the UK? Spears is now ranked number 3037 for popularity in the UK. |
Spears Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 48612 people with the Spears surname in the USA? Spears is ranked number 141 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Melvin Spears
Melvin Spears
Melvin Spears (born January 16, 1960) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Grambling State University from 2004 to 2006 and Alcorn State University in 2011, compiling a career college football coaching record of 22–22. Spears was a coach at Texas Southern University, working with the wide receivers in 2008 then moving over to running backs the following year. He served as the offensive coordinator of Alabama State University during the 2010 season. Spears was selected on January 19, 2011 to the post of head coach of his alma mater, Alcorn State. Spears was fired by Alcorn State on February 24, 2012. He had previously been placed on administrative leave.
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Other names that sound a bit like Spears
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