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 1,132
Agricultural Labourer 111
Labourer 77
Dress Maker 60
General Labourer 57
General Servant 50
Domestic Servant 47
Laundress 41
Coal Miner 38
Bricklayer 26
Farm Labourer 24
Annuitant 23
Charwoman 20
General Servant Domestic 20
Carpenter 17
Shoe Maker 16
Tailor 16
Gardener 15
Lace Maker 15
House Keeper 14
None 13
No Occupation 12
Tailoress 12
Plasterer 11
Sawyer 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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