Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
LACY
There are approximately 2,345 people named Lacy in the UK. That makes it the 3,976th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 37 are named Lacy.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Related and similar surnames
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Laicey
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The Lacy surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) Derived from a place in France by that name. Sire De Lacy came into England with William the Conqueror. The Lacys afterward settled in Ireland.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
LACY. Roger de Laci, eldest son of Walter de L., came over with William the Conqueror, and was rewarded with the tenure in capite of IIG lordships. To Ilbert de Laci the Conqueror gave the castle and town of Pontefract, co. York,
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.