Lace Surname
Approximately 5,949 people bear this surname
Lace Surname Definition:
Probably a contraction of Lacy.
Lace Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 2,191 | 1:936 | 64 |
| Philippines | 945 | 1:107,130 | 18,623 |
| United States | 795 | 1:455,923 | 38,976 |
| England | 535 | 1:104,146 | 10,930 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Brazil | 264 | 1:810,888 | 29,394 |
| Canada | 163 | 1:226,047 | 21,702 |
| Australia | 150 | 1:179,971 | 18,195 |
| Pakistan | 104 | 1:1,717,730 | 17,624 |
| Isle of Man | 98 | 1:876 | 130 |
| Albania | 54 | 1:53,964 | 6,888 |
| South Africa | 52 | 1:1,041,879 | 63,251 |
| Taiwan | 31 | 1:756,282 | 5,404 |
| Wales | 27 | 1:114,612 | 8,773 |
| New Zealand | 25 | 1:181,133 | 19,287 |
| Peru | 22 | 1:1,444,733 | 22,095 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isle of Man | 306 | 1:177 | 39 |
| England | 235 | 1:103,725 | 10,383 |
| Wales | 25 | 1:62,737 | 3,061 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 264 | 1:190,222 | 16,737 |
The alternate forms: Laçe (58), Lacé (6), Lacê (2) & Lāce (1) are calculated separately.
Lace (1,388) may also be a first name.
Lace Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Probably a contraction of Lacy.
Same as Lacy, Lacey, De Laci. A Roger de Laci came over with the Conqueror. The Itinéraire de la Normandie mentions a place called Lassi, dep. Calvados (Latinised by Ordericus Vitalis to Laceium), which Lower thinks may have been the cradle of this renowned name.
(probably originally the same name), possibly from leif, or leifr, ‘an inheritance', a name very frequently found in the Landnámabóc.
In Lincolnshire there is a place called Laceby, which in the Domesday Book is written Levesbi, and in the Hundred Rolls, Leyseby; and in Barrow-in-Furness there is a place called Leece.
It is not so common as formerly.
Lace Demographics
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Lace Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lace Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lace is found in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Laçe, Lacé, Lacê or Lāce. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lace? popularity and diffusion
Lace is the 81,621st most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,225,004 people. Lace is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Lace reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 37 percent reside in Baltic Europe. It is also the 210,043rd most widespread forename world-wide It is held by 1,388 people.
The surname Lace is most common in Latvia, where it is carried by 2,191 people, or 1 in 936. In Latvia Lace is most common in: Riga Planning Region, where 57 percent reside, Latgale, where 16 percent reside and Vidzeme, where 14 percent reside. Beside Latvia Lace exists in 62 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.
Lace Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lace has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lace surname expanded 301 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 228 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 108 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lace Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Lace last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Lace are 10.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.04% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Lace earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.06% more than the national average, earning R 418,380 per year; in United States they earn 0.29% more than the national average, earning $43,275 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.68% more than the national average, earning $57,968 CAD per year.
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Lace Reference & Research
Lacy DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Lacy FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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