Spender Family History
Spender Name Meaning
English:: occupational name or status name from Middle English spender(e) spendour ‘steward treasurer’ a shortened form of Middle English Old French despendour denoting someone who managed money or supplies. Compare Spencer . alternatively perhaps a nickname from Middle English spender(e) spendour ‘spender (of money) spendthrift’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022