Bob Spurlin (minister) · Peoplemixed Robert Dean "Bob" Spurlin (1945–2016) was an Alabama-born preacher in the Churches of Christ and the author of inspirational books, including Tackling Life's Troubles (2000) and Don't Ever Give Up (2003), published by Sain Publications.
Chris Spurlin (Oxford, Alabama) · Peoplestrong Chris Spurlin is a Baptist pastor and former police officer who has served on the Oxford, Alabama, city council since 2008. He holds the Place 4 seat and is council president.
Corey Spurlin · Peoplemixed Corey Spurlin is an American conductor and music educator who has directed the Auburn University Marching Band since 2007. He was briefly a finalist for the Ohio State marching band post in 2015.
Don Spurlin (Albertville developer and candidate) · Peoplestrong Don Spurlin is an Albertville, Alabama, builder, developer and founder of Don Spurlin Construction. He finished second in the 2008 Albertville mayoral race and lost the 2010 Republican runoff for Alabama Senate District 9 to Clay Scofield.
Don Spurlin Construction · Companiesstrong Don Spurlin Construction, Inc. is a commercial general contractor and design-build firm based in Albertville, Alabama. The Better Business Bureau gives its start date as 1986 and the company's own site gives 1988. It was incorporated in 1994 and works across Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee. Its founder, Don Spurlin, ran for Albertville mayor in 2008 and for the Alabama State Senate in 2010.
Ed Spurlin · Peoplestrong Ed Spurlin is a former Auburn University football player from Opp, Alabama. He was listed as a quarterback in 1984, when he played in 12 games, and as a linebacker in 1985.
Federal land patents to Spurlins · Historystrong The Bureau of Land Management's General Land Office records list 94 federal land patents to people surnamed Spurlin, issued between 1823 and 1963. Most are for land in Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana before the Civil War.
Frances Spurlin (congressional caseworker) · Peoplestrong Frances Spurlin was a constituent services representative for Alabama's 2nd congressional district from 1985 to 2013, working for three successive U.S. representatives. She was honored in the Congressional Record on her retirement.
Geographic distribution of the Spurlin surname · The Surnamestrong Almost all people named Spurlin live in the United States, especially Texas, Alabama and North Carolina today and Indiana in the 19th century. The fuller spelling Spurling is still found in England (especially East Anglia and London), Australia, Canada and Bermuda.
James M. Spurlin (Georgia Baptist preacher) · Historymixed Rev. James M. Spurlin (1802–1887) was a Baptist preacher, ordained in Chambers County, Alabama, who served churches in Randolph County, Alabama, and Troup and Fayette counties, Georgia. He is buried at Antioch Baptist Church in Fayette County, Georgia.
Mark Spurlin (Pike Road mayoral candidate) · Peoplestrong Mark Spurlin, a residential builder, ran for mayor of Pike Road, Alabama, in 2025. He lost to longtime incumbent Gordon Stone by 52 votes in the official canvass, 1,567 to 1,515.
Other Spurlin construction firms · Companiesmixed Besides Don Spurlin Construction, several smaller builders carry the Spurlin name: Mark Spurlin Construction Co. in Alabama, whose owner ran for mayor of Pike Road in 2025, Spurlin Builders in Kentucky, Spurlin Construction LLC in Arkansas, Spurlin Masonry in Georgia and the former roofing contractor Estel L. Spurlin, Inc. in Florida.
Spurlin & Company Real Estate Group · Companiesmixed Spurlin & Company (Spurlin Real Estate) is a commercial real estate brokerage in Albertville, Alabama, affiliated with Don Spurlin Construction. The company dates it to 1995; from 2011, after his partnership in Henderson and Spurlin Real Estate ended, Don Spurlin concentrated his real-estate business in it.
Spurlin candidates in recent elections · Peoplestrong People surnamed Spurlin who appear as candidates in Ballotpedia, local election records and news coverage from 2008 to 2026, including two Albertville, Alabama, races by builder Don Spurlin and local races in California, Indiana and Kentucky.
Spurlin dental practices · Companiesmixed Two dental practices use the Spurlin name: Spurlin Family Dentistry in Berryville, Arkansas, which in 2017–2019 was the office of dentist Eldon Thompson Jr. (Spurlins practised dentistry in Berryville from 1903), and S. Jill Spurlin, DMD, in Enterprise, Alabama.
Spurlin family lines by state · Genealogyweak A state-by-state guide to the main Spurlin and Spurling family lines in the United States, from colonial Virginia and North Carolina to Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Texas and Indiana, with the sources behind each link.
Spurlin historical markers · Historystrong Nine markers and memorials transcribed in the Historical Marker Database name a Spurlin, from a Georgia church founder of 1842 and an Alabama Masonic officer of 1852 to veterans on Confederate, World War I and Vietnam War memorials.
Spurlin Oil Co. · Companiesweak Spurlin Oil Co., Inc. is a petroleum bulk-station business in Talladega, Alabama, incorporated in January 1982.
Spurlin v. General Motors Corp. · Historystrong Spurlin v. General Motors Corp., 528 F.2d 612 (5th Cir. 1976), arose from a 1968 school-bus brake failure in Morgan County, Alabama. The Fifth Circuit reinstated a jury verdict for the plaintiffs, and the case is taught as an example of the standard for judgment notwithstanding the verdict.
Spurlins in the World Wars · Historystrong Five Army soldiers surnamed Spurlin, from Alabama, Arizona, North Carolina and Texas, appear on the War Department's 1946 lists of World War II dead. Two are buried in American Battle Monuments Commission cemeteries in Italy and the Philippines.
Spurlins of Coffee County, Alabama · Genealogymixed Spurlins from Houston County, Georgia, settled around Elba and New Brockton in Coffee County, Alabama, by the mid-19th century. They took up federal land patents, served in Confederate regiments and appear through a century of the Elba Clipper newspaper. The rockabilly singer Tommy Spurlin was born into the Elba family, and streets in neighbouring Covington County carry the name.
Tommy Spurlin · Peoplestrong Tommy Spurlin (1928–2005) was an American country and rockabilly singer best known for the 1956 single "Hang Loose (I've Gotta Rock)" with his Southern Boys.
W. F. Spurlin (Camden, Alabama jeweler) · Historystrong William F. Spurlin (c. 1823–1915) was a jeweler in Camden, Alabama, and a Confederate veteran of the 53rd Alabama Partisan Rangers. His 1913 Confederate Veteran account of the last issue of Confederate treasury notes is still discussed by currency historians.
William Dexter Spurlin (Presbyterian minister) · Historystrong Rev. William Dexter Spurlin (1860–1935), an Alabama-born Southern Presbyterian minister, served churches at Cleveland, Tennessee, Demopolis, Alabama, Monroe, Louisiana, and Laurel, Mississippi.