How common is the surname Lacy?

23,110 people in the United States had the surname Lacy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,360 Americans. It ranked 1,559th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lacy?

Jake Lacy, American actor, followed by Preston Lacy.

Where is the surname Lacy most common?

Wikidata records people named Lacy in the United States.

Is the surname Lacy getting more or less common?

More common. 22,250 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,110 in 2010, up 3.9%.

Is Lacy also a first name?

Yes. Lacy is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Lacy

A French surname, carried by 23,110 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L200 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lacy is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

French origin

A surname from Old French, variant of Lacey

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 23,110 people named Lacy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 13,360 Americans. That is up 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 22,250.

#1,559

rank among US surnames

23,110

people in 2010

7.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.9%

change since 2000 (was #1,467)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,550	Jewell	23,187	13,315
#1,551	Barragan	23,176	13,322
#1,552	Machado	23,170	13,325
#1,553	Rubin	23,165	13,328
#1,554	Reynoso	23,143	13,341
#1,555	Wesley	23,135	13,345
#1,556	Hidalgo	23,134	13,346

Who is named Lacy

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

63% of people named Lacy identified as white (not Hispanic), 30% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 63%
Black (not Hispanic) 30%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 2.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lacys

11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jake Lacy
American actor, born 1985
Preston Lacy
American stuntman and actor, born 1969
Venus Lacy
American basketball player (born 1967)
Jerry Lacy
American actor, born 1936
Eddie Lacy
American football player (born 1990)
Jennifer Lacy
American basketball player (born 1983)
Jeff Lacy
American boxer, born 1977
Adele Lacy
Actor (1910-1953)
Suzanne Lacy
American artist (born 1945)
Natasha Lacy
American basketball player (born 1985)
Ed Lacy
American novelist and short story writer (1911–1968)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lacy

Lacy has the Soundex code L200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L200.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Lacy come from?: Lacy is French in origin.
How common is the surname Lacy?: 23,110 people in the United States had the surname Lacy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,360 Americans. It ranked 1,559th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lacy?: In the 2010 Census, 63% of people named Lacy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 30% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lacy?: Jake Lacy, American actor, followed by Preston Lacy.
Where is the surname Lacy most common?: Wikidata records people named Lacy in the United States.
Is the surname Lacy getting more or less common?: More common. 22,250 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,110 in 2010, up 3.9%.
Is Lacy also a first name?: Yes. Lacy is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.