# Lucey (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/lucey/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,829 |
| US rank (2010) | 11,179 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 109,136 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.2% (2,715 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Lucid |

## Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Luasaigh, an altered form of Mac Cluasaigh (“son of Cluasach”), a nickname derived from cluas (“ear”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Lucey in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Lucey in the United States.

## People named Lucey

- Patrick Lucey, American politician (1918–2014)

## Similar surnames

Lacey, Luce, Lucy, Luse, Luke, Lackey, Luck, Luckey, Lueck, Luc, Lucky, Luca.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.