🏠︎ Springorum

It’s All in the Name

It’s All in the Name
Geographical distribution of the name Springorum.
Springorum

The surname Springorum is rare, very rare. Those who carry it most likely trace back to a common ancestor, making them distant relatives. This map helps test this idea by showing where the name is most concentrated. If there's only one hotspot, it likely points to a single family line. In this case, though, two clear hotspots stand out: one in Nordrhein-Westfalen and another near Amsterdam/Utrecht. They’re not far apart, but the key question is this—are the Springorums in these two regions actually connected?

Where the name appears over time

Geneanet lists 438 individuals with the surname Springorum. The distribution, from 1600 to the present, is based on entries in the Geneanet database.

Rank Place Country Individuals
1 Schwelm Germany 479
2 Unna Germany 292
3 Amsterdam Netherlands 282
4 Herdecke Germany 205
5 Dortmund Germany 85
6 Hagen Germany 33
7 Wengern (Westphalia) Germany 26
8 Breckerfeld Germany 24
9 MĂĽlheim an der Ruhr Germany 20
10 Hemmerde (Westphalia) Germany 19
11 Sprockhövel (Westphalia) Germany 16
12 Gelsenkirchen Germany 16

Source: https://nl.geneanet.org/familienamen/SPRINGORUM

Possible origins of the name

The surname Springorum has Germanic origins. The word "spring" might refer to a natural spring of water or a leap, both meanings found in old German. The ending "-orum" has a Latin feel and often points to a place or origin. Put together, the name probably described someone who came from a place with natural springs.

How the name appears in historical records

Spelling variations are common in historical documents, especially before the 20th century. Standardized spelling simply didn’t exist, and names were often written phonetically. The surname Springorum is quite rare and has a distinctive Latin-Germanic form, so major spelling variations are uncommon. However, over the centuries—especially in older handwritten records—we encounter a few variations:

  • Springorum (Most modern records)
  • Springhorn, Springhoorn (German dialect spelling)
  • Sprinckhorn, Sprinckhoorn, Sprinckhooren (Phonetic variants)
  • Sprinkhoorn
  • Springhorum
  • Springori
  • Springoorum
  • Springcorum
  • Springoreym

For wildcard searches in archives I use sprin*or* which catches most of these variations

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