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
Lackey Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Lackey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lackey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lackey occurs most in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lackey? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 20,805th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 277,854 people. Lackey 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. Lackey is also the 998,282nd most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 91 people.
The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 24,484 people, or 1 in 14,804. In The United States Lackey is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 11 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Georgia, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Lackey exists in 43 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Lackey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lackey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lackey surname rose 599 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 191 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 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 bearing the Lackey last name is predominantly Catholic (43%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Lackey surname are 19.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.3% registered with the 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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