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People

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 s ...

Spencer family The Spencer family is an aristocratic family in the United Kingdom. From the 16th century, its members have held numerous titles including the dukedom of Marlborough, the earldoms of Sunderland and Spencer, and the Churchill barony. Two prom ...

, British aristocratic family **

List of people with surname Spencer This is a list of people with surname Spencer. A * Abigail Spencer (born 1981), American actress * Adam Spencer (born 1969), Australian radio presenter, comedian, and media personality * Adriano Spencer (1959–2006), Portuguese footballer ...

Spencer (given name) Spencer is a given name of British origin, that means "steward" or "administrator". It is a shortened form of the English word ''dispenser'', which derives from Anglo-French ''dispensour'', from Old French ''dispenseor'', from Latin ''dispensatore ...

, a given name (including a list of people with the name)

Places

Australia

Spencer, New South Wales Spencer is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the north bank of the Hawkesbury River just upstream of that river's confluence with Mangrove Creek. Spencer is part of the local government area ...

, on the Central Coast *

Spencer Gulf The Spencer Gulf is the westernmost and larger of two large inlets (the other being Gulf St Vincent) on the southern coast of Australia, in the state of South Australia, facing the Great Australian Bight. It spans from the Cape Catastrophe and ...

, one of two inlets on the South Australian coast

United States

Spencer, Idaho Spencer is an incorporated hamlet in Clark County, Idaho, United States. It serves as the base for the state's opal mine and is called the "Opal Capital of America":State of Idaho"Opal Mountain Mine Headquarters"'Localattractions.com'', 18 Jan ...

Spencer, Indiana Spencer is a town in Washington Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 2,217 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Owen County. Spencer is part of the Bloomington, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area ...

Spencer, Iowa Spencer is a city in the state of Iowa, United States, and the county seat of Clay County. It is located at the confluence of the Little Sioux and Ocheyedan rivers. The population was 11,325 in the 2020 census, an increase from 11,317 in 2000. ...

Spencer, Massachusetts Spencer is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,992 at the 2020 census. For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Spencer, please see the article Spencer (CDP), Massach ...

Spencer (CDP), Massachusetts Spencer is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Spencer in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,700 at the 2010 census. Geography Spencer is located at (42.243276, -71.99437). According to the Unite ...

Spencer, Missouri Spencer is a small unincorporated crossroads in eastern Lawrence County, Missouri, United States. It lies along former U.S. Route 66 U.S. Route 66 or U.S. Highway 66 (US 66 or Route 66) was one of the original highway ...

Spencer, Nebraska Spencer is a village in Boyd County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 455 at the 2010 census, down from 541 in 2000. History Spencer was platted in 1891. Sources vary whether it is named for an army captain, or for George E. Spencer, ...

Spencer, New York Spencer is a town in Tioga County, New York, United States. The population was 2,976 at the 2020 census. The town and its primary village are named after Ambrose Spencer. It lies on the western border of the county and is south of Ithaca. Inside ...

Spencer (village), New York Spencer is a village located in the Town of Spencer in Tioga County, New York, United States. The population was 759 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Binghamton Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town and village are named after Judge Ambro ...

Spencer, North Carolina Spencer is a town in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States, incorporated in 1905. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 3,267. History The town was named for Samuel Spencer, first president of the Southern Railway, who is credi ...

Spencer, Ohio Spencer is a village in Spencer Township located in Medina County, Ohio, United States. The population was 753 at the 2010 census. History A post office called Spencer has been in operation since 1849. The village takes its name from Spencer ...

Spencer, Oklahoma Spencer is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. The population was 3,912 at the 2010 census. Established in 1903, the City of Spencer is a historic community located just east of ...

Spencer, South Dakota Spencer is a city in McCook County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 136 at the 2020 census. The city was almost destroyed by a violent F4 tornado on May 30, 1998 which killed six people. History Spencer was laid out in 1887 when ...

Spencer, Tennessee Spencer is a town in Van Buren County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,683 as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Van Buren County. It is home to Fall Creek Falls State Park. History Spencer is named after Thomas Sharp Sp ...

Spencer, Virginia Spencer is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Henry County, Virginia, Henry County, Virginia, United States. It takes its name from its earliest settler, James Spencer Sr., who moved from Loudoun County, Virginia, Loudoun County to ...

Spencer, West Virginia Spencer is a city in and the county seat of Roane County, West Virginia, United States. Originally known as "California," Spencer was chartered in 1858, and named after Spencer Roane (1762–1822), a distinguished jurist from Virginia, who served ...

Spencer, Wisconsin Spencer is a village in Marathon County, Wisconsin. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,925 at the 2010 census. The village, which lies between two marshes (Spencer Marsh to the northwest and Mc ...

Spencer (town), Wisconsin Spencer is a town in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. The village of Spencer is located in the northeastern part of the town. It is part of the Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,581 at the 2010 census. The u ...

Spencer County, Indiana Spencer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,952. The county seat is Rockport. Despite not being in the Owensboro Metropolitan Area, the entire riverfront of the city of Owensbo ...

Spencer County, Kentucky Spencer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the total population was 19,490. Its county seat is Taylorsville. The county was founded in 1824 and named for Spier Spencer. Spencer County is part of t ...

Ireland

Spencer Dock Spencer Dock ( ga, Duga Spencer) is a former wharf area, close to where the Royal Canal meets the River Liffey, in the North Wall area of Dublin, Ireland. As of the 21st century, the area has been redeveloped with occupants of the Spencer Do ...

, North Wall, Dublin

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

*Spencer, character in ''Beyblade'' *Spencer, character from ''Final Fantasy Mystic Quest'' * Spencer family (''General Hospital''), on ''General Hospital'' *Spencer, on ''

Hallo Spencer ''Hallo Spencer'' is a German children's television series, created by Winfried Debertin and produced by Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) from 1979 until 2001. In these 22 years, 275 episodes were filmed, including a number of 'specials' featuring the ...

'' * Spencer (''Pinocchio 3000''), from ''Pinocchio 3000'' *Spencer, railway engine in ''Thomas the Tank Engine'' *

Spencer Hastings Spencer Jill Hastings is a fictional character, one of the five main characters who appear in the ''Pretty Little Liars'' novel series and its Freeform television adaptation. Created by American author Sara Shepard, she is a member of the gro ...

, in ''Pretty Little Liars'' *Spencer Strasmore, from

Ballers ''Ballers'' is an American sports comedy drama television series created by Stephen Levinson and starring Dwayne Johnson as Spencer Strasmore, a retired NFL player who must navigate his new career of choice as the financial manager of other NFL ...

Spencer Shay The Nickelodeon sitcom '' iCarly'' (2007–2012) centers around Carly Shay, who creates her own web show with her best friends Sam and Freddie. The series stars Miranda Cosgrove as Carly, Jennette McCurdy as Sam, Nathan Kress as Freddie, Jerry T ...

, from ''iCarly'' *

Dr. Spencer Reid Dr. Spencer Reid is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama ''Criminal Minds'', portrayed by Matthew Gray Gubler. Reid is a genius with an IQ of 187 and can read 20,000 words per minute with an eidetic memory. He is the youngest member of th ...

on ''Criminal Minds'' *Ozwell E. Spencer in ''Resident Evil'' game franchise *Frank Spencer, principal character in British TV sitcom ''Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em'' *Oliver Spencer, in American TV series ''

The Six Million Dollar Man ''The Six Million Dollar Man'' is an American science fiction and action television series, running from 1973 to 1978, about a former astronaut, USAF Colonel Steve Austin, portrayed by Lee Majors. After a NASA test flight accident, Austin is reb ...

'' *Spencer Olham, in 2001 film ''Impostor'' *

Shawn Spencer Shawn Spencer is a fictional character and main protagonist on the American television comedy-drama ''Psych'' played by American actor James Roday Rodriguez. Taking advantage of his eidetic memory and keen observational skills, he poses as a ps ...

, in the American comedy series ''Psych''

Works of art

* ''Spencer'' (album), a 2013 album by Spencer Albee * ''Spencer'' (film), a 2021 drama film about Princess Diana * ''Spencer'' (TV series), a 1984–1985 American sitcom

Businesses

Spencer's (department store) David Spencer Ltd. (commonly known as ''Spencer's'') operated a department store chain in the province of British Columbia, Canada during the late 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. Founded in the city of Victoria in 1873 by Dav ...

, a department store chain in British Columbia, Canada (1873 to 1948) *

Spencer Gifts Spencer Gifts LLC, doing business as Spencer's, is a North American mall retailer with over 600 stores in the United States and Canada. Its stores specialize in novelty and gag gifts, and also sell clothing, band merchandise, sex toys, room dec ...

, a retail chain in the United States and Canada

Maritime and military

Spencer repeating rifle The Spencer repeating rifles and carbines were 19th-century American lever-action firearms invented by Christopher Spencer. The Spencer was the world's first military metallic-cartridge repeating rifle, and over 200,000 examples were manufacture ...

, a U.S. Army weapon popular from the American Civil War through the Plains Indian Wars * Spencer or

trysail A trysail (also known as a spencer) is a small triangular or square fore-and-aft rigged sail hoisted in place of a larger mainsail when winds are very high. The trysail provides enough thrust to maintain control of the ship, e.g. to avoid ship ...

, a small low sail used to maintain control of a sailing vessel in very high winds * , a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy * , a ship that sailed with HMS ''Esperance''

Other uses

Spencer (clothing) The spencer, dating from the 1790s, was originally a woolen outer tail-coat with the tails omitted. It was worn as a short waist-length, double-breasted, man's jacket. It was originally named after George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer (1758–1834) ...

, a type of short jacket *

Spencer Carriage House and Stable Spencer Carriage House and Stable is an historic structure located in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. History The building is the work of master builder John McGregor and was completed in 1905. It was built to service the resi ...

, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C. * Spencer steak, another name for

rib eye steak The rib eye or ribeye (known as Scotch fillet in Australia and New Zealand) is a boneless rib steak from the rib section. Description Ribeye steaks are mostly composed of the longissimus dorsi muscle but also contain the complexus and spin ...

* Spencer's 15-Points, a series of weights to perform

moving average In statistics, a moving average (rolling average or running average) is a calculation to analyze data points by creating a series of averages of different subsets of the full data set. It is also called a moving mean (MM) or rolling mean and is ...

smoothing