Sprouse Family Crest and Last Name Background

Here is a quick, evidence-based look at the Sprouse surname.

Surname origin

Where a surname's origin is uncertain, as with Sprouse, the best clues come from your own ancestors' parish and civil records. Census returns, passenger lists and civil registers are the best places to follow a Sprouse line back.

Similar names

The 2010 census count for Sprouse in the United States was 8,229, good for rank 4,319.

Heraldry and the Sprouse name

There is no single Sprouse family crest for all bearers; the honest first step is to find out which Sprouse line, if any, bore arms.

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