Spence Name Meaning: Occupational-a name for someone who is employed for work in the pantry of a house or monastery.
The name is of British origin & is middle english for 'Spenser' meaning butler or steward.
Discover how your Spence ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 7 |
| Buckinghamshire | 3 |
| Berkshire | 15 |
| Cambridgeshire | 13 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 107 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 52 |
| Derbyshire | 19 |
| Devon | 28 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 656 |
| Essex | 12 |
| Gloucestershire | 26 |
| Hampshire | 36 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 7 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 47 |
| Isle of Man | 6 |
| Kent | 32 |
| Lancashire | 460 |
| Leicestershire | 131 |
| Lincolnshire | 100 |
| London | 386 |
| Middlesex | 21 |
| Northumberland | 318 |
| Norfolk | 55 |
| Northamptonshire | 84 |
| Nottinghamshire | 27 |
| Oxfordshire | 7 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 47 |
| Shropshire | 11 |
| Suffolk | 43 |
| Somerset | 4 |
| Surrey | 15 |
| Sussex | 10 |
| Staffordshire | 85 |
| Warwickshire | 35 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 1 |
| Worcestershire | 21 |
| Yorkshire | 1,566 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 4 |
| Denbighshire | 3 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 3 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 12 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 755 |
| Labourer | 81 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 78 |
| Domestic Servant | 53 |
| Coal Miner | 44 |
| Farm Servant | 41 |
| General Servant | 39 |
| Dress Maker | 32 |
| House Keeper | 25 |
| Annuitant | 23 |
| Shoe Maker | 21 |
| Blacksmith | 20 |
| Cotton Weaver | 17 |
| Tailor | 17 |
| Servant | 16 |
| Stone Mason | 15 |
| Joiner | 14 |
| Butcher | 14 |
| Farmer | 14 |
| Farm Labourer | 13 |
| Mariner | 12 |
| Charwoman | 12 |
| Clerk | 12 |
| No Occupation | 11 |
| Wife | 11 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Spence | 2,796 |
| Mary Spence | 2,795 |
| William Spence | 2,545 |
| Elizabeth Spence | 1,769 |
| James Spence | 1,461 |
| Thomas Spence | 1,435 |
| George Spence | 1,409 |
| Sarah Spence | 1,145 |
| Jane Spence | 1,099 |
| Ann Spence | 970 |
| Robert Spence | 908 |
| Joseph Spence | 819 |
| Margaret Spence | 743 |
| Annie Spence | 568 |
| Hannah Spence | 559 |
| Alice Spence | 491 |
| Henry Spence | 476 |
| Charles Spence | 473 |
| Ellen Spence | 439 |
| Eliza Spence | 427 |
| Edward Spence | 394 |
| Emma Spence | 358 |
| Martha Spence | 337 |
| Arthur Spence | 335 |
| Isabella Spence | 330 |