Spencer

See also: spencer

English

Etymology

An occupational surname from Middle English Spenser, Spencer, Spensier, from the common noun spenser (“spencer”), denoting someone who works in a spence, or as a butler or steward.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspɛnsə/
• IPA^(key): /ˈspɛnsɚ/
• Rhymes: -ɛnsə(r)

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Proper noun

Spencer

1. An English occupational surname originating as an occupation
2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of general 19th century and later usage.
3. A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
4. A town in Massachusetts; named for Massachusetts governor Spencer Phips.
5. A city in Iowa; the county seat of Clay County.
6. A city in Oklahoma.
7. A town in North Carolina; named for railroad executive Samuel Spencer.
8. A town and village in New York; named for New York statesman Ambrose Spencer.
9. A city in West Virginia; the county seat of Roane County.
10. A town in Indiana; the county seat of Owen County; named for Indiana militia officer Spier Spencer.
11. A town and village in Wisconsin; named for the town in Massachusetts.
12. A town in Tennessee; the county seat of Van Buren County; named for longhunter Thomas Sharp Spencer.
13. A village in Ohio.
14. A village in Nebraska; perhaps named for Alabama statesman George E. Spencer.
15. A suburb of Central Coast, New South Wales; probably named for British politician George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer.
16. A city in South Dakota; named for railroad official H. Spencer.
17. A hamlet in Idaho.
18. An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for a local merchant.
19. An unincorporated community in Virginia; named for first settler James Spencer Jr.
20. An English earldom.

Translations

surnames derived from the equivalent of “spencer”

• German: Speiser
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• Greek: Οικονόμος (el) (Oikonómos)

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Spen‧cer

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Proper noun

Spencer

1. a male given name from English.