Spencer

English
"house steward, dispenser of provisions"

Spencer Origin and Meaning

The name Spencer is a boy's name of English origin meaning "house steward, dispenser of provisions".

Spencer is a name that has everything: it's both distinguished sounding and accessible, dignified but Spencer Tracy-like friendly. Picked by several celebrities (a couple of times even for a girl), adding up to an enthusiastically recommended choice.

As a family surname, Spencer became the middle name of Winston Churchill, and was the maiden name of Princess Diana. The surname version was often spelled Spenser in the past, as in Edmund Spenser, the poet known for The Faerie Queene.

The protagonist of Henry James's short story The Jolly Corner" is Spencer Brydon.

# 362 in the US

Spencer Rank in US Top 1000

# 194 on Nameberry

Spencer Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Spencer Popularity

Famous People Named Spencer

  • Spencer Bonaventure Tracy
    American actor
  • Spencer Perceval
    British prime minister
  • (Edward) Spencer Abraham
    10th U.S. Secretary of Energy; Senator from Michigan
  • Spencer Breslin
    American actor; brother of Abigail Breslin
  • Spencer Mason Hawes
    American basketball player
  • Spencer Haywood
    American basketball player
  • Spencer Paysinger
    American football player
  • Charles Spencer Chaplin
    American actor and director
  • Spencer Smith
    American drummer of band Panic! at the Disco
  • Spencer William Pratt
    American reality TV personality ("The Hills")
  • Spencer Gooding
    son of actor Cuba Gooding Jr
  • Spencer Shuga Knight
    brother of actor Sterling Knight
  • Spencer List
    American actor
  • Spencer Hawk
    son of American pro skater Tony Hawk
  • Herbert Spencer Gasser
    American physiologist; winner of the Nobel Prize
  • Spencer Tweedy
    son of musician Jeff Tweedy of Wilco; drummer of band Tweedy
  • Spencer Frederick Trump
    grandson of President Donald Trump
  • Charles Edward Maurice Spencer
    9th Earl Spencer
  • Spencer Ackerman
    American national security reporter and blogger
  • Spencer Charnas
    American Metal vocalist of Ice Nine Kills
  • Spencer Kaling (b. 2020)
    son of actress Mindy Kaling

Spencer in Pop Culture

  • Dr. Spencer Reid
    FBI profiler on TV's "Criminal Minds"
  • Spencer Shay
    brother of Carly on TV's "iCarly" played by Jeremy Trainor
  • Spencer Olchin
    character on TV's "King of Queens"
  • Spencer's
    chain of party gift shops
  • Shawn Spencer
    main character on "Psych"
  • Eliot Spencer
    character on TV's "Leverage"
  • Spencer Walsh
    character on "Good Luck Charlie"
  • Spencer Monroe
    character on "The Walking Dead"
  • Spencer Moon
    character on British soap "EastEnders"
  • Spencer Matthews
    UK reality TV personality "Made in Chelsea"
  • Spencer Cogswell
    character on "The Jetsons" Manager of Cogswell Cogs