Spicer (surname)

The Middle English surname Spicer is derived from the Old French word especier, which in turn was derived from the Latin speciarius. Translated, it refers to a seller of spices, a grocer or a druggist. It is also a variation of the Jewish name Spitzer.

People with the surname Spicer include:


 * Andi Spicer (1959–2020), British composer
 * André Spicer, New Zealand professor of organisational behaviour
 * Bob Spicer (1925-2016), American baseball player
 * Bryan Spicer, television director, 24
 * Clarence W. Spicer, inventor of the Universal joint (Spicer joint)
 * Dave Spicer (born 1985), Canadian rugby player
 * David Spicer (disambiguation), several people
 * Dorothy Gladys Spicer (1893–1975), American writer
 * Dorothy Spicer, English aviator
 * Eddie Spicer (1922–2004), English football player
 * Ella Spicer (1876–1958), New Zealand painter
 * Frederick Spicer (1820–1905), medical doctor and, briefly, politician in South Australia
 * Geoffrey Spicer-Simson (1876–1947), a Royal Navy officer
 * Grace Spicer (born 1992), English kickboxer
 * Harriet Spicer (born 1950), lay member of the Judicial Appointments Commission in England and Wales
 * Ishmail Spicer (1760–1832), American composer
 * Jack Spicer (disambiguation), several people
 * James Spicer (1925–2015), British Conservative
 * Jimmy Spicer, rap artist
 * John Spicer (disambiguation), several people
 * Keith Spicer (1934–2023), Canadian Commissioner of Official Languages
 * Kimberly Spicer (born 1980), American actress
 * Lancelot Dykes Spicer (1893–1979), British Liberal Party politician
 * Lorne Spicer (born 1965), British television presenter
 * Michael Spicer (1943–2019), British politician
 * Nellie Spicer (born 1987), American volleyball player
 * Paul Spicer (born 1975), American football player
 * Peggy Spicer (1908–1984), New Zealand artist
 * Raymond A. Spicer, director of the White House Military Office
 * Sean Spicer (born 1971), political strategist and White House Press Secretary and Communications Director
 * Simeon Spicer (died 1908), American politician
 * Sir Albert Spicer, 1st Baronet (1847–1934), English businessman and Liberal politician
 * Sir Howard Handley Spicer (1872–1926), papermaker, wholesale stationer and magazine editor, founder of the Empire League
 * Tim Spicer (born 1952), Lieutenant-Colonel in the Scots Guards
 * Tracey Spicer, Australian journalist
 * Wells Spicer, American lawyer
 * William Ambrose Spicer (1865–1952), Seventh-day Adventist minister
 * William L. Spicer (1918-1991), American politician
 * William Spicer (Medal of Honor), American Medal of Honor recipient
 * William Webb Spicer (1820–1879), English botanist and Anglican rector