Spenser Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Spenser Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Spenser family

Profession Census Frequency
Cotton Weaver 6
General Labourer 4
Cook Domestic 3
Housemaid Domestic 3
General Servant Domestic 3
Gas Fitter 2
Ironer 2
Living On Own Means 2
Warehouse Porter 2
Coal Miner 2
School Mistress 2
Wool Comber 2
Worsted Yarn Twister 2
Railway Plate Layer 2
Paper Bag Maker 2
Brewers Yard Boy 1
Dressmaker 1
Ironmonger 1
Labourer Iron Works 1
None 1
Fireman On Board Shop 1
House Carpenter 1
Labourer General 1
Engineer Fitter 1
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 1

Spenser Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Spencer 86% 203,650
2 Spenser 100% 1,941
3 Spensor 86% 106

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The surname Spenser is the 2nd most popular variant of Spencer.

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