Lackey Surname
Approximately 26,228 people bear this surname
Lackey Surname Definition:
Mr. Lower says, 'A personal attendant, a footman.' I do not think there is any connexion, but I cannot suggest another derivation.
1750. Married — John Lackie and Rebecca Baxter: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
Lackey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24,484 | 1:14,804 | 1,859 |
| Canada | 760 | 1:48,481 | 5,885 |
| England | 353 | 1:157,842 | 14,874 |
| South Africa | 192 | 1:282,176 | 27,721 |
| Australia | 138 | 1:195,621 | 19,280 |
| Ireland | 90 | 1:52,322 | 3,722 |
| Liberia | 82 | 1:53,763 | 4,754 |
| Northern Ireland | 25 | 1:73,801 | 5,249 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 132 | 1:33,560 | 3,261 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 185 | 1:131,759 | 12,175 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,088 | 1:12,284 | 1,587 |
Lackey (91) may also be a first name.
Lackey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mr. Lower says, 'A personal attendant, a footman.' I do not think there is any connexion, but I cannot suggest another derivation.
1750. Married — John Lackie and Rebecca Baxter: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
(Celtic) Dweller at a Stony or Rocky Place [Gaelic leacach, from leac, a (flag-)stone] Cp. Leckie.
(English, Irish) One who attended another, a footman; dweller at a stony or rocky place.
A personal attendant, a footman.
A person sent, an attendant servant.
Lackey Demographics
Average Male Lackey Height
177.78 cm
Average Female Lackey Height
162.09 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Lackey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lackey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lackey is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lackey.
How Common Is The Last Name Lackey? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 20,805th most common surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 277,854 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Lackey reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 998,282nd most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 91 people.
The surname Lackey is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 24,484 people, or 1 in 14,804. In The United States it is mostly found in: North Carolina, where 11 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Georgia, where 5 percent are found. Beside The United States Lackey occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Lackey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lackey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 599 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 191 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 32 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 175 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lackey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (43%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Lackey surname are 19.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.3% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Lackey earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 41.52% less than the national average, earning R 138,960 per year; in United States they earn 6.26% less than the national average, earning $40,447 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.34% more than the national average, earning $50,348 CAD per year.
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Lackey Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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