Spottiswoode (surname)

Spottiswoode is a surname of Scottish origin. It was first used by Robert de Spottiswoode and his descendants. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Alicia Ann Spottiswoode (1810–1900), Scottish songwriter
 * Andrew Spottiswoode (1787–1866), British politician
 * Frank Spottiswoode, English professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s
 * Frank Spottiswoode Aitken (1868–1933), Scottish-American silent film actor
 * John Spottiswoode (1565–1633), Archbishop of St Andrews
 * Jonathan Spottiswoode (born 1964), British musician, writer, and filmmaker
 * Roger Spottiswoode (born 1945), Canadian-British film director and screenwriter
 * William Spottiswoode, FRS (1825–1883), English mathematician and physicist, son of Andrew