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Spencer may refer to: People * Spencer (surname) ** Spencer family, British aristocratic family **List of people with surname Spencer *Spencer (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) Places Australia * Spencer, New South Wales, on the Central Coast *Spencer Gulf, one of two inlets on the South Australian coast United States *Spencer, Idaho * Spencer, Indiana * Spencer, Iowa *Spencer, Massachusetts **Spencer (CDP), Massachusetts * Spencer, Missouri *Spencer, Nebraska *Spencer, New York **Spencer (village), New York *Spencer, North Carolina *Spencer, Ohio * Spencer, Oklahoma *Spencer, South Dakota * Spencer, Tennessee * Spencer, Virginia * Spencer, West Virginia * Spencer, Wisconsin ** Spencer (town), Wisconsin * Spencer County, Indiana * Spencer County, Kentucky Ireland * Spencer Dock, North Wall, Dublin Arts and entertainment Fictional characters *Spencer, character in ''Beyblade'' *Spencer, character from ''Final Fantasy Mystic Quest'' * Spence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spencer (surname)
Spencer (also Spenser) is a surname, representing the court title ''dispenser'', or Steward (office), steward. An early example is Robert Despenser, Robert d'Abbetot, who is listed as Robert le Dispenser ('the steward'), a tenant-in-chief of several counties, in the Domesday Book of 1086. In early times the surname was usually written as ''le Despenser'', ''Dispenser'' or ''Despencer''—notably in works such as the Domesday Book and the Scottish Ragman Rolls of 1291 and 1296, but gradually lost both the "le" article and the unstressed first syllable of the longer surname to become Spencer. As an occupational surname, Despenser/Spencer families would have originated in a range of different jurisdictions, and the possession of the shared surname is not an indication of genealogical relationship. The surname Spencer has gained in frequency over time. In the 19th century it also become popular as a given name—especially in the more anglicised areas of the United States. Variat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
