Spicer (surname)
Introduction 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
References *  Surname DB*  Ancestry.com*  The Spicer's (''sic'') Genealogy*  House of Names