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Spenser Company
Spenser is an alternative spelling of the British surname Spencer (surname), Spencer. It may refer to: Geographical places with the name Spenser: * Spenser Mountains, a range in the northern part of South Island, New Zealand People with the surname Spenser: * David Spenser (1934–2013), British actor * Edmund Spenser (c. 1552–1599), English poet * John Spenser (1559–1614), president of Corpus Christi College, Oxford People with the given name Spenser: * Spenser St. John (19th century), British diplomat * Spenser Wilkinson (1853–1937), British military writer * Spenser Cohen, American screenwriter In popular culture: * Spenser (character), a fictional private investigator ** ''Spenser: For Hire'', a mystery television series about this character ** ''Spenser: Small Vices'', a television film about this character ** ''Spenser Confidential'', a television film from 2020 See also *Spencer (other) *Spencer (surname) {{disambiguation, given name, surname Occupati ... [...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] |
