Massey Surname
Approximately 101,861 people bear this surname
Massey Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Masey.' A Norman surname that came over with William. Hamon Massie acquired Dunham, in Cheshire, and the patronymic spread rapidly. Mr. Lower points out several places in Normandy whence the name may have come, 'viz.
Read More About This SurnameMassey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 71,870 | 1:5,043 | 561 |
| England | 14,034 | 1:3,970 | 525 |
| India | 3,561 | 1:215,407 | 12,799 |
| Canada | 2,897 | 1:12,719 | 1,871 |
| Australia | 2,808 | 1:9,614 | 1,438 |
| France | 766 | 1:86,714 | 12,367 |
| New Zealand | 735 | 1:6,161 | 1,035 |
| South Africa | 659 | 1:82,212 | 10,155 |
| Ireland | 655 | 1:7,189 | 1,038 |
| Wales | 605 | 1:5,115 | 559 |
| Northern Ireland | 494 | 1:3,735 | 733 |
| Scotland | 380 | 1:14,089 | 1,803 |
| Argentina | 333 | 1:128,359 | 10,874 |
| Pakistan | 271 | 1:659,203 | 10,166 |
| Jamaica | 201 | 1:14,278 | 1,399 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Thailand | 139 | 1:508,190 | 88,691 |
| Israel | 103 | 1:83,084 | 9,968 |
| Tanzania | 95 | 1:557,280 | 35,395 |
| Spain | 82 | 1:570,147 | 27,179 |
| Germany | 71 | 1:1,133,880 | 74,985 |
| Liberia | 65 | 1:67,824 | 5,810 |
| Colombia | 52 | 1:918,732 | 8,918 |
| Switzerland | 52 | 1:157,941 | 14,824 |
| Mexico | 47 | 1:2,640,983 | 21,548 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Uruguay | 43 | 1:79,808 | 8,179 |
| Brazil | 40 | 1:5,351,858 | 134,966 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Norway | 35 | 1:146,922 | 18,432 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Peru | 31 | 1:1,025,294 | 19,244 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Isle of Man | 30 | 1:2,861 | 575 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 29 | 1:47,034 | 4,189 |
| Costa Rica | 26 | 1:183,849 | 2,454 |
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| Philippines | 20 | 1:5,061,911 | 170,869 |
| Italy | 19 | 1:3,218,773 | 100,309 |
| Sweden | 19 | 1:518,250 | 37,550 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Iran | 11 | 1:6,980,229 | 145,986 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 6 | 1:18,396 | 2,503 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Bahamas | 4 | 1:97,938 | 1,027 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Micronesia | 4 | 1:26,561 | 731 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Tonga | 4 | 1:26,828 | 461 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Norfolk Island | 3 | 1:765 | 177 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Egypt | 2 | 1:45,967,877 | 132,655 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Laos | 2 | 1:3,294,162 | 1,900 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Sudan | 2 | 1:18,755,098 | 14,167 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 322 | 1:13,757 | 1,806 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7,423 | 1:3,284 | 466 |
| Scotland | 124 | 1:30,187 | 2,582 |
| Wales | 105 | 1:14,937 | 882 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:10,376 | 1,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,996 | 1:5,582 | 696 |
Massey (1,035) may also be a first name.
Massey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Masey.' A Norman surname that came over with William. Hamon Massie acquired Dunham, in Cheshire, and the patronymic spread rapidly. Mr. Lower points out several places in Normandy whence the name may have come, 'viz. Mace-sur-Orne, Macei in the arrondissement of Avranches, Marcei in that of Argentan, and Marcei, on the Broise, near the town of Avranches.
Robert de Mascy, of Tatton, Cheshire, 1353: History of East Cheshire.
Ameria de Mascy, 1353: ibid.
1583. James Massye, Lancashire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1588. Gerard Massye, Cheshire: ibid.
1592. John Massie, of Shocklach, husbandman: Wills at Chester.
1609. Alice Massey, of Manchester: ibid.
MASSIE: Perhaps from French Massi, a pet name for Matthew, Mathe. The Rev. A. B. Scott (Rue and relations of the Church of Scotland, p. 300) erroneously says that in Northern Britain 'Vass and Massie' are formed from Brit. gwas, a servant. William Massie, Brig of D II, received payment in 1607 for 'drink silver' (SCM., V, p. 80), and George Massie is recorded in Stevinsburne, 1633 (ibid., III p. 72).
(French) 1 belonging to Macé, Macey, or Massy (villages in Normandy) = Matheus’s Estate [Latin Mathi- acum; -ác-um being the Latin form of the Gaulish poss. suff. -ác-os] A de Maci occurs in the list of ‘Compagnons de Guillaume à la Conquête de l'Angleterre en MLXVI’ graven over the main doorway (inside) of the old Church at Dives.
2 a contraction form (Macé, Macey) of Matthieu = Matthew, q.v.
Place name in France (Maci).
(English, French) One who came from Massy or Macey (Mathieu’s farm), in Normandy; descendant of Massey, a pet form of Thomas (a twin).
Local. From the town and lordship of Massey, near Bayeux, in Normandy.
From Massay; a location name in France. Or Massey, Wiltshire.
A Norman name: From the Domesday Book, Maci. Massay; a local name
The Masseys have their principal home in Cheshire, whence they have spread to the neighbouring counties. There are many families, often distinct, as, for instance, the Masseys of Grafton, Poole, Backford, Puddington, Sale, etc., who carry their pedigrees back three centuries and more (O.). The name of Massey is frequent in the list of the mayors and sheriffs of Chester from the 15th to the 19th century (H.).
Massey Demographics
Massey Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Massey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Massey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Massey (Arabic: ماسى, Hindi: मैसी, Russian: Массей) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Massey? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,560th most widespread family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 71,544 people. The last name Massey occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Massey are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Massey is also the 249,291st most frequently held forename internationally It is held by 1,035 people.
The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 71,870 people, or 1 in 5,043. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 13 percent are found, North Carolina, where 7 percent are found and Georgia, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname exists in 106 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.
Massey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Massey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Massey last name rose 799 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 189 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 203 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 576 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 306 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Massey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (31%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Massey surname are 13.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.27% registered with the political party.
The amount Massey earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.76% less than the national average, earning 343,452 kr per year; in Peru they earn 43.74% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,864 per year; in South Africa they earn 28.47% more than the national average, earning R 305,304 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.62% less than the national average, earning $20,971,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.47% less than the national average, earning $40,787 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.41% more than the national average, earning $51,376 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Massey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Massey in the Hindi language | ||
| मैसी | maisi | 94.71 |
| मस्सी | mas'si | 3.61 |
| मैस्सी | mais'si | 1.68 |
| Massey in the Russian language | ||
| Массей | massej | - |
| Massey in the Arabic language | ||
| ماسى | masy | - |
| ماسي | masy | - |
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