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

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Lacey Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Lacey family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 89
Living On Own Means 62
Scholar 55
Dress Maker 49
General Servant Domestic 48
Laundress Wash 31
Domestic Servant 24
Charwoman 22
Agricultural Labourer 22
Boot Maker 20
Carpenter 20
Housemaid Domestic 20
Farmer 20
Bricklayer 19
Cook Domestic 19
Dock Labourer 19
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 19
Servant Domestic 16
Coal Miner Hewer 16
Tailor 15
Carman 14
House Maid Domestic 14
House Keeper Domestic 13
Tailoress 13
Dressmaker 12

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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