Sparrow Name Meaning: Derived from the old English nickname 'sparewe',meaning 'sparrow',perhaps indicating a petit chirpy person.
The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and may have been given to someone bearing some fancied resemblance to a sparrow.The first recorded spelling of the family name is that of 'Richard Sperewe',dated 1160.
Discover how your Sparrow ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 25 |
| Berkshire | 15 |
| Cambridgeshire | 105 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 35 |
| Cornwall | 13 |
| Cumberland | 1 |
| Derbyshire | 10 |
| Devon | 66 |
| Dorset | 11 |
| Durham | 33 |
| Essex | 268 |
| Gloucestershire | 246 |
| Hampshire | 57 |
| Herefordshire | 2 |
| Hertfordshire | 37 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 3 |
| Isle of Man | 4 |
| Kent | 78 |
| Lancashire | 150 |
| Leicestershire | 28 |
| Lincolnshire | 126 |
| London | 778 |
| Middlesex | 56 |
| Northumberland | 17 |
| Norfolk | 206 |
| Northamptonshire | 64 |
| Nottinghamshire | 39 |
| Oxfordshire | 18 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 3 |
| Shropshire | 30 |
| Suffolk | 472 |
| Somerset | 58 |
| Surrey | 81 |
| Sussex | 50 |
| Staffordshire | 117 |
| Warwickshire | 145 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 71 |
| Worcestershire | 68 |
| Yorkshire | 138 |
| Anglesey | 1 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 4 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 11 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 9 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 2 |
| Monmouthshire | 11 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 730 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 171 |
| Laundress | 34 |
| General Servant | 33 |
| Domestic Servant | 32 |
| Dress Maker | 32 |
| Farm Labourer | 29 |
| General Labourer | 28 |
| Labourer | 27 |
| Carpenter | 20 |
| General Servant Domestic | 16 |
| Annuitant | 14 |
| Shoe Maker | 14 |
| Gardener | 13 |
| Charwoman | 12 |
| No Occupation | 12 |
| Blacksmith | 12 |
| Cook | 11 |
| House Keeper | 11 |
| Lace Maker | 11 |
| Baker | 10 |
| Brick Layer | 9 |
| Carman | 9 |
| General Domestic Servant | 9 |
| Tailoress | 9 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Sparrow | 1,692 |
| Mary Sparrow | 1,604 |
| John Sparrow | 1,285 |
| Elizabeth Sparrow | 1,110 |
| George Sparrow | 1,097 |
| Sarah Sparrow | 860 |
| James Sparrow | 798 |
| Charles Sparrow | 793 |
| Thomas Sparrow | 783 |
| Henry Sparrow | 563 |
| Ann Sparrow | 550 |
| Eliza Sparrow | 490 |
| Emma Sparrow | 468 |
| Robert Sparrow | 428 |
| Ellen Sparrow | 399 |
| Jane Sparrow | 379 |
| Joseph Sparrow | 374 |
| Alice Sparrow | 367 |
| Frederick Sparrow | 360 |
| Alfred Sparrow | 356 |
| Annie Sparrow | 325 |
| Emily Sparrow | 314 |
| Samuel Sparrow | 281 |
| Walter Sparrow | 278 |
| Arthur Sparrow | 266 |