Spice Coat of Arms, Crest and Name Facts

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Spice, so the heraldry linked to Spicer is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Meaning of the name

Spice is how some branches of the Spicer family came to write their name. At root, the name means “spice merchant”.

Before spelling was fixed, Spicer was also written Spice. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. You may also find the name written Spicers. The 2010 census count for Spice in the United States was 843, good for rank 28,333.

Want more than a summary? See the Spice family name pack.