Surname: | Spalding |
Type: | Swedish noble family |
Origin: | Scotland |
Country: | Sweden |
Founded: | 1680 |
Dissolution: | 1741 |
Other Families: | Spaldencreutz |
The Spalding family was a Swedish family originally from Scotland, a branch of the highland Scottish clan Spalding, whose members were elevated to the Swedish nobility.
The Spalding family progenitor, Jakob Spalding, was a steward from Airlie, Angus. It is connected with the Spaldencreutz family.[1]
Prominent figures include Carl Jacob Spalding who set up a business firm with Carl Appelroth.