> Von: NATS-EUS-1799@webtv.net[SMTP:NATS-EUS-1799@webtv.net] > Gesendet: Freitag, 10. März 2000 17:55 > An: SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com > Betreff: [SWITZ] The Spring Name > > Dear List: Can anyone tell me if the surname SPRING originates in > England, Germany or Switzerland? > Thanks for any responses. > Nancy > SPRING families were around in Switzerland before 1800 - which doesn't prove they didn't exist independently in other countries as well, of course. If you want to know whether a name is a Swiss name (i.e. there were Swiss citizens of this name in 1962), check "Familiennamenbuch der Schweiz" : http://swiss.genealogy.net/famnam-m.htm and if you don't have easy access to this source - try the "Swiss Surname Directory" at http://swiss.genealogy.net/surnam-m.htm Good luck with your further research - Wolf ---------------------- Wolf W. Seelentag, PhD, e-mail : wolf@swissmail.com Reherstr. 19, CH - 9016 St. Gallen, Switzerland Tel (home) : +41-71-2885121 Fax : +49-89-2443-91987 Tel (work) : +41-71-4942233