The spencer Surname
spencer Name Meaning and History
English: occupational name for someone employed in the pantry of a
great house or monastery, from Middle English spense ‘larder’ +
the agent suffix -er.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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