Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
SPICER
As described in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
SPICER. O. Fr. espicier. What we now call a grocer, because, ivter alia, he deals in figs (frossi), the French call an ejncier, or spicer, because he sells spices, &c.
Surname type: Occupational name
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English