de Lacey Surname

821,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

de Lacey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

de Lacey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1061:254,67623,375
England791:705,29239,851
New Zealand571:79,44411,532
Ireland541:87,2034,973
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

de Lacey Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name de Lacey Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname de Lacey is borne by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name de Lacey? popularity and diffusion

The last name de Lacey is the 821,713th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,560,787 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 48 percent of de Lacey live; 48 percent live in Australasia and 48 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

de Lacey is most widely held in Australia, where it is carried by 106 people, or 1 in 254,676. In Australia it is most numerous in: Queensland, where 45 percent live, Western Australia, where 25 percent live and Victoria, where 19 percent live. Barring Australia de Lacey occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 23 percent live and New Zealand, where 17 percent live.

de Lacey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of de Lacey has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 188 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 338 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it contracted 55 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

de Lacey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount de Lacey earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 53.31% less than the national average, earning R 110,964 per year and in United States they earn 30.96% less than the national average, earning $29,792 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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