Save Type Surname (from occupation) Usage English Pronounced Pron. SPEHN-sər [key·IPA] Meaning & History Occupational name for a person who dispensed provisions to those who worked at a manor, derived from Middle English spense "larder, pantry". Related NamesDetails VariantSpenceGiven Name DescendantSpencer(English) Categories Barry Lyndon, brand names, ends in -er, food, Italian Westerns, voice actors