How common is the surname Massey?

55,595 people in the United States had the surname Massey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,553 Americans. It ranked 610th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Massey?

Kyle Massey, American actor, followed by Anna Massey.

Where is the surname Massey most common?

Wikidata records people named Massey in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom and 1 other country.

How do you pronounce Massey?

Massey is /ˈmæsi/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Massey getting more or less common?

More common. 53,459 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 55,595 in 2010, up 4.0%.

The surname Massey

A surname, carried by 55,595 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈmæsi/ 2 syllables Soundex M200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Massey is more common than 99.6% of them.

Origin

* 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.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 55,595 people named Massey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 5,553 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 53,459.

#610

rank among US surnames

55,595

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+4%

change since 2000 (was #568)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#601	Carey	56,322	5,482
#602	Wilcox	56,286	5,485
#603	Melendez	56,230	5,491
#604	Poole	56,226	5,491
#605	Roberson	56,180	5,496
#606	Larsen	55,960	5,517
#607	Conley	55,917	5,521

Who is named Massey

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

73% of people named Massey identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 73%
Black (not Hispanic) 20%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Masseys

15 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kyle Massey
American actor, born 1991
Anna Massey
British actress (1937–2011)
Drew Massey
American puppeteer, born 1964
Edith Massey
Actress, singer (1918-1984)
Christopher Massey
American actor, born 1990
Jeremiah Massey
American basketball player, born 1982
Harrie Massey
Australian physicist (1908-1983)
Cleo Massey
Australian actress, born 1993
Chandler Massey
American actor, born 1990
James Massey
American information theorist and cryptologist (1934-2013)
William A. Massey
American politician (1856–1914)
Kyle Dean Massey
American actor, born 1981

Notable Masseys come mostly from the United States (10), Australia (2) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Massey

Massey has the Soundex code M200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M200.

Questions

Where does the surname Massey come from?: * 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,…
How common is the surname Massey?: 55,595 people in the United States had the surname Massey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,553 Americans. It ranked 610th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Massey?: In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Massey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Massey?: Kyle Massey, American actor, followed by Anna Massey.
Where is the surname Massey most common?: Wikidata records people named Massey in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom and 1 other country.
How do you pronounce Massey?: Massey is /ˈmæsi/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Massey getting more or less common?: More common. 53,459 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 55,595 in 2010, up 4.0%.