Spensers

Spensers is a plural form used in English to refer to multiple individuals bearing the surname Spenser, a variant of Spencer. The root surname is occupational in origin, deriving from Old French espencer, or from the medieval English term spenser, meaning a steward or official who dispenses provisions within a household or estate. The spelling variant Spenser is common, as in the 16th-century English poet Edmund Spenser; the plural Spensers appears in historical records and genealogies to denote several people sharing that surname.

In usage, Spensers typically occurs in genealogical inventories, biographical compilations, and archival documents that record families with that surname in older spellings. It is not a standalone name for a place or organization, though it may appear in combined forms within family histories or estate records.

Geographic distribution mirrors that of English surnames, with occurrences in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the countries of former British influence, and among descendant communities in the United States, Canada, Australia, and elsewhere. The form Spensers is most likely to be encountered in older or formal records.

See also: Spencer (surname); Spenser (surname); Spenserian.