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
School 882
General Labourer 59
Farm Labourer 49
Coal Miner Hewer 45
Private Means 44
Labourer 37
General Servant (domestic) 34
Dressmaker 33
None 32
Dress Maker 30
At School 29
Bricklayer 28
Domestic Servant 25
Clerk 25
House Painter 25
Scholar 24
Dock Labourer 24
At Home 21
Farmer 21
Carpenter 20
Assisting In The Business 19
House Keeper 19
Student 19
General Servant Domestic 18
School Boy 18

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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