Lacey Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Lacey Name Meaning: A variant spelling of Lacy,habitational from 'Lassy' in calvados. The above named from a gaulish personal name 'Lascius'.

The name is an english surname but of Norman-French origin. the first recorded spelling is that of 'Roger Laci',dated 1086.

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Surname Distribution

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Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Lacey Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Lacey family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 826
Agricultural Labourer 91
General Labourer 90
Dress Maker 57
Domestic Servant 47
Coal Miner 46
Labourer 44
Living On Own Means 34
General Servant Domestic 34
Laundress 33
Living On Her Own Means 24
Farm Labourer 23
Farmer 23
Carpenter 22
Gardener 22
General Servant 21
Clerk 21
Tailoress 15
Bricklayer 14
Plasterer 14
Cook Domestic Servant 13
Charwoman 13
Errand Boy 13
Grocer 13
House Keeper 13

Lacey Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lacey 100% 36,965
2 Lacy 80% 14,398
3 Lucy 60% 7,989
4 Lucey 80% 2,115
5 Leacy 60% 609
6 Lasey 80% 338
7 Leacey 83% 327
8 Laccy 80% 301

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The surname Lacey is the most popular version of all its varients

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