Save Type Surname (from occupation & from nickname) Usage English Pronounced Pron. SPEER [key·IPA] Meaning & History From Old English spere "spear", an occupational name for a hunter or a maker of spears, or a nickname for a thin person. Related NamesDetails VariantsSpearing, Spears Categories child actors, English nouns, English verbs, isograms, sizes, weapons, word names