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
Scholar 645
Labourer 99
Agricultural Labourer 97
Dress Maker 52
Domestic Servant 35
General Servant 32
Lace Maker 30
Laundress 30
Servant 21
Shoe Maker 21
Coal Miner 21
Carpenter 21
Bricklayer 19
House Keeper 15
Sawyer 15
Hawker 15
Annuitant 14
Nurse 14
Errand Boy 13
Chair Maker 12
Tailor 12
Frame Work Knitter 12
Brick Layer 11
Wife Of Above 11
Cook 11

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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