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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
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References
- ^ Sims, Clifford Stanley (1862). The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. With a Vocabulary of Christian Names. Albany, New York: J. Munsell. p. 93. OCLC 1060940902 – via Internet Archive.