 In the 19th century it also become popular as a given name—especially in the more anglicised areas of the United States.In its transition from the French "dispencier" to its current form, the name "Spencer" has been presented and spelled in many ways—especially through the period of its early evolution in the medieval period from c.1100 to 1350 AD.The following (in alphabetical order) is a selection of the many orthographic variants