Dacey Surname
Approximately 4,138 people bear this surname
Dacey Surname Definition:
(Celtic) Southerner; South (West) Highlander [Irish and Gaelic deasach-deas, south + the pers. suff. -ach]
Dacey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,421 | 1:149,715 | 15,418 |
| England | 601 | 1:92,709 | 9,939 |
| Australia | 435 | 1:62,059 | 7,489 |
| Canada | 308 | 1:119,629 | 12,601 |
| Wales | 239 | 1:12,948 | 1,436 |
| South Africa | 35 | 1:1,547,934 | 78,799 |
| New Zealand | 28 | 1:161,726 | 18,041 |
| Israel | 20 | 1:427,882 | 33,464 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 42 | 1:105,473 | 6,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 257 | 1:94,846 | 9,727 |
| Wales | 111 | 1:14,130 | 841 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 676 | 1:74,288 | 7,944 |
Dacey (236) may also be a first name.
Dacey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) Southerner; South (West) Highlander [Irish and Gaelic deasach-deas, south + the pers. suff. -ach]
(English, French) One who came from the south; one who came from Acy, in France.
Dacey Demographics
Average Male Dacey Height
178.68 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Dacey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dacey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dacey (Arabic: داسي) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dacey? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dacey is the 112,054th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,761,128 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Dacey reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 583,008th most widespread forename in the world, borne by 236 people.
The last name Dacey is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 2,421 people, or 1 in 149,715. In The United States it is most frequent in: Massachusetts, where 21 percent live, New York, where 11 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.
Dacey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Dacey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 358 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 234 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 215 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dacey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Dacey last name is chiefly Catholic (98%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Dacey surname are 6.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.75% registered with the party.
The amount Dacey earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 21.78% more than the national average, earning R 289,392 per year; in United States they earn 19.94% more than the national average, earning $51,754 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.43% less than the national average, earning $48,972 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dacey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dacey in the Arabic language | ||
| داسي | dasy | - |
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