Speirs Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

There is no single Speirs family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

What Speirs means

Some records give Spears; others give Speirs. Both point to the same Scottish family name. In origin, the name means “Spearman”.

Spelled with “i” instead of “a”, Speirs shows how the same name was heard and written differently. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Other spellings include Spiers and Spear. The 2010 census count for Speirs in the United States was 1,253, good for rank 20,996. That puts it inside the top 25,000 US surnames.

Want more than a summary? See the Speirs family name pack.