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Spencer
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spencer
English
Alternative forms
en Spenser
Etymology
An occupational surname from en enm - enm Spenser, enm Spencer, enm Spensier, from the common noun enm spenser spencer, denoting someone who works in a enm spense spence, or as a butler or steward.
Pronunciation
en /ˈspɛnsə/ RP
en /ˈspɛnsɚ/ GA
en ɛnsə(ɹ) 2
en en-ca-Spencer.oga CA
Proper noun
~
en countable en English occupations.
en Spenser
Elle Reeve How White ‘replacement theory’ evolved from elderly racists to teens online to the alleged inspiration for another racist mass homicide https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/20/us/replacement-theory-white-supremacist-buffalo-shooter 2022-05-20 Other groups have different messages: the National Policy Institute, fronted by Richard Spencer and designed to “elevate the consciousness of whites”; the Occidental Quarterly, run by CMS member Kevin MacDonald and presenting itself as a scholarly journal; American Third Position, later rebranded as the American Freedom Party, led by Johnson with “a platform that is predicated on the preservation of our traditional European roots.” https://web.archive.org/web/20251119152331/https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/20/us/replacement-theory-white-supremacist-buffalo-shooter 19 November 2025
en countable en unisex.
en male surnames general 19th century and later.
Joe Hutchison Tragedy as Charlie Kirk's wife left behind with two young children after conservative activist is fatally shot https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15085959/charlie-kirk-wife-children-shooting-uvu-dead.html 2025-09-10 Later, a 'person of interest' was said to be in custody in connection with Kirk's shooting, Utah governor Spencer Cox announced Wednesday evening. https://web.archive.org/web/20260331061644/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15085959/charlie-kirk-wife-children-shooting-uvu-dead.html 31 March 2026
en female surnames modern.
A placename:
en suburb r/Central Coast s/New South Wales c/Australia ; probably named for British politician George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer.
en number of places c/USA:
en hamlet co/Clark County s/Idaho.
en town/county seat co/Owen County s/Indiana ; named for Indiana militia officer Spier Spencer.
en city/county seat co/Clay County s/Iowa.
en town co/Worcester County s/Massachusetts ; named for Massachusetts governor Spencer Phips. TopoZone: Spencer, Massachusetts
en ucomm s/Missouri ; named for a local merchant.
en village s/Nebraska ; perhaps named for Alabama statesman George E. Spencer.
en town/and/village co/Tioga County s/New York ; named for New York statesman Ambrose Spencer. TopoZone: Spencer, New York
en town s/North Carolina ; named for railroad executive Samuel Spencer (railroad executive) Samuel Spencer.
en village s/Ohio.
en city co/Oklahoma County s/Oklahoma. TopoZone: Spencer, Oklahoma
en city s/South Dakota ; named for railroad official H. Spencer.
en town/county seat co/Van Buren County s/Tennessee ; named for longhunter Thomas Sharp Spencer.
en ucomm s/Virginia ; named for first settler James Spencer Jr.
en city/county seat co/Roane County s/West Virginia.
en town/and/village s/Wisconsin ; named for the town in Massachusetts.
en A number of <<townships>> in the <<c/USA>>, listed under Spencer Township.
en Spencer County.
An English earldom.
Derived terms
en Speidi Spencerian Spencerism spencerite Spencer Township Township of Spencer Spencer County County of Spencer Spencer Gulf Spencerport Spencers Brook
Translations
surnames derived from the equivalent of “spencer”
German: de Speiser
Greek: el Οικονόμος
Polish: pl Spencer m f
References
en unisex given names eponyms
Cebuano
Etymology
ceb :bor en:Spencer + 1
Pronunciation
spenser
ceb Spen cer
Proper noun
spenser
ceb male English
Dutch
Pronunciation
nl Spen cer
nl Nl-Spencer.ogg
Proper noun
nl proper noun
nl male English
Tagalog
Etymology
tl :bor en:Spencer + 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
+
tl male English