# Massey (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 55,595 |
| US rank (2010) | 610 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 5,553 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.0% (53,459 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmæsi/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As an English surname, from the personal name Massy, a pet form of Matthew. Compare Mace. * Also as an English surname of Norman origin, from several places in Normandy such as Macey in Manche, Massy in Seine-Maritime, Macé-sur-Orne in Orne, La Ferté Macé in Orne. * Also as an English surname, variant of Marsay (see Marcey). * As a French surname, variant of Massé (see Masse). * As a southern French surname of Italian origin, from several places named Massa in Italy.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Massey 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) | 73% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Massey in the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom and India.

## People named Massey

- Kyle Massey, American actor
- Anna Massey, British actress (1937–2011)
- Drew Massey, American puppeteer
- Edith Massey, actress, singer (1918-1984)
- Christopher Massey, American actor
- Jeremiah Massey, American basketball player
- Harrie Massey, Australian physicist (1908-1983)
- Cleo Massey, Australian actress
- Chandler Massey, American actor
- James Massey, American information theorist and cryptologist (1934-2013)
- William A. Massey, American politician (1856–1914)
- Kyle Dean Massey, American actor

and 3 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Massie, Maes, Massa, Masse, Masi, Mass, Macey, Mease, Maass, Mas, Mayse, Masso.

## 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.