Lucey Surname
Approximately 7,442 people bear this surname
Lucey Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Luci.' Luci is a parish in the arrondissement of Neufchatel, in Normandy. The Lucys of our modern directories represent two totally different derivations, and are inextricably mixed.
Read More About This SurnameLucey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,935 | 1:92,112 | 10,353 |
| Ireland | 2,065 | 1:2,280 | 428 |
| England | 673 | 1:82,791 | 9,141 |
| Australia | 387 | 1:69,756 | 8,270 |
| South Africa | 103 | 1:525,997 | 42,056 |
| Canada | 88 | 1:418,700 | 36,754 |
| Scotland | 34 | 1:157,465 | 9,168 |
| Wales | 32 | 1:96,704 | 7,743 |
| Argentina | 30 | 1:1,424,780 | 80,162 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Colombia | 10 | 1:4,777,407 | 17,975 |
| Nicaragua | 7 | 1:860,156 | 4,655 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,099 | 1:4,031 | 710 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 121 | 1:201,449 | 15,997 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 345 | 1:145,561 | 13,608 |
Lucey (511) may also be a first name.
Lucey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Luci.' Luci is a parish in the arrondissement of Neufchatel, in Normandy. The Lucys of our modern directories represent two totally different derivations, and are inextricably mixed.
Godfrey de Lucey, 34 Henry II: History of Norfolk.
Reginald de Lucy, Essex, Henry III Edw I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Gilbert de Lucie, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John de Luce, Norfolk, ibid.
Richard de Lucy, Essex, ibid.
Fulco de Lucy, Staffordshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Ancelina de Lucy. Placitorum in domo capitulari Westmonasteriensi.
(2) Bapt. 'the son of Lucy.'
Richard fil. Lucia. Placitorum in domo capitulari Westmonasteriensi.
Roger fil. Lucie, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Alice fil. Luce, Hertfordshire., ibid.
Richard fil. Lucie, Huntingdonshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Elena fil. Luce, Yorkshire, ibid.
Charles Lucey, 1513: Register of the University of Oxford.
1612. Baptised — Ann, d. Robert Lucey: St. Antholin (London).
(Anglo-French-Latin) 1 French forms of the Latin Lucius, m., Lucia, from [v. under Lucas] Richard son Lucia.—Plac. Dom. Cap. Westm.
2 belonging to Loucé, Lucé, Lucy, Lucey, Luçay (France); usual M.Latin form Luciacus or Luciacum = Lucius’ Estate [v. under Lucas; -ác-us, -ác-um, the Latin- Gaulish possess. suff.] Richard de Lucy, c. 1180.—Lanc. Inq. i. 81.
Robert de Lucy.—Cal. Rot. Orig.
Ó Luasaigh possibly also formerly Mac Cluasaigh.
A Co. Cork name. The Norman de Lucy is probably now extinct. MIF 168
Ó Luasaigh possibly also formerly Mac Cluasaigh.
A Co. Cork name. The Norman de Lucy is probably now extinct. MIF 168
Anciently De Luci. Luci is a parish in the arrondissement of Neufchatel, in Normandy, Temp. Henry I. Richard de L. was lord of Diss, co. Norfolk, The Shaksperean Lucys claim descent from the De Charlcotes of Charlcote. Dugdale thinks they may have been maternally descended from the Norman De Luci's.
Lucey Demographics
Average Lucey Salary in
United States
$50,719 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lucey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lucey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lucey has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lucey? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 66,911th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 979,246 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Lucey live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America. Lucey is also the 374,142nd most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 511 people.
The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 3,935 people, or 1 in 92,112. In The United States Lucey is most common in: Massachusetts, where 16 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and New York, where 11 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 28 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.
Lucey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lucey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lucey surname grew 1,141 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 188 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 556 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 3,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lucey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Lucey last name are 10.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.62% being registered with the party.
The amount Lucey earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.25% more than the national average, earning 378,076 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 50.52% more than the national average, earning R 357,684 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.84% less than the national average, earning $19,561,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.54% more than the national average, earning $50,719 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.09% more than the national average, earning $72,581 CAD per year.
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