Spacey Surname

425,369th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 813 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Spacey Surname Definition:

It has been suggested that this unusual surname is derived from a locality in Spofforth parish, Yorkshire, but that place's name was given by carriers of the surname. It appears to have arisen in the South East of England and is probably derived from a nickname.

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Spacey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5891:94,59810,105
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Wales481:64,4695,713
Scotland301:178,4619,900
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
France31:22,140,907385,998
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1881:129,65612,048
Wales111:142,5835,610
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Spacey (24) may also be a first name.

Spacey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

It has been suggested that this unusual surname is derived from a locality in Spofforth parish, Yorkshire, but that place's name was given by carriers of the surname. It appears to have arisen in the South East of England and is probably derived from a nickname. The most likely is someone who was involved in financial dealing or someone who always paid in coin; from the Latin specie, which referred to financial arrangements and payment in coin. Alternatively it could refer to someone who was eccentric or given to drink. It may also be a corruption of Spicer, a dealer in spices.

The Spaceys appear to have been a family with minor landholdings in the south and were represented in the clergy. The name made its way north cira 1500, where many with the name were tradesmen in the City of York.

  • 1296. Willmo Spacy, of Falgham (Sussex): Sussex Subsidy of 1296
  • 1314. Thomas Spacy (Sussex): Calendar of the Close Rolls Preserved in the Public Record Office, 1313: 1318
  • 1368. John Spacy vicar of Bradelegh: Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Vol. 12
  • 1515. John Spacy the younger, of York: Skinner's Company Apprentices
  • 1551. John Spacye late of Branktre (Oxfordshire): Calendar of the Patent Rolls Preserved in the Public Record Office: 1549-1551
  • 1594. Richd. Spacye alias Sparcye (Yorkshire): Annual Report of the Deputy Keeper of the Public Records, Vol. 38
  • 1599. Alice, daughter of Richard Specye, baptised: Doddington, Cambridge Parish Registers
  • c. 1705: William Spacey, fil. Johannis Spacey, bodicemaker: Register of the Freemen of the City of York: Vol. 2
  • c. 1730: Willelmi Spacie, pipemaker: William Spacey, fil. Johannis Spacey, bodicemaker: Register of the Freemen of the City of York: Vol. 2
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Spacey Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Spacey Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Spacey has its highest incidence in England. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Spacey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spacey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 425,369th most widespread last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 8,963,771 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Spacey live; 82 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in British Isles. Spacey is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 24 people.

The last name is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 589 people, or 1 in 94,598. In England Spacey is most common in: Durham, where 10 percent are found, South Yorkshire, where 8 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 8 percent are found. Apart from England it occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Wales, where 6 percent are found.

Spacey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Spacey has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Spacey surname increased 313 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,167 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 436 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spacey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Spacey surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Spacey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.86% less than the national average, earning R 57,360 per year; in United States they earn 22.53% less than the national average, earning $33,427 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.32% more than the national average, earning $56,798 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spackey92131/
Spaqcey921/
Space912,024/
Spacy9148/
Spacie83174/
Speace83129/
Spacke8347/
Spacer8345/
Spacez8330/
Spicey8324/
Spacky8317/
Spaicy839/
Spache832/
Spaced832/
Spasce831/
Spachy831/
Spauce830/
Spacher77176/
Szpacke7715/
Spacech7714/
Spacier775/
Spaicys773/
Spaczer772/
Spajcer772/
Speacer771/
Spaceth771/
Spaucke771/
Spaczay771/
Spayice771/
Speasey770/
Spatcer770/
Speakey770/
Spachet770/
Spice733,982/
Spake731,228/
Spaky73532/
Spage73153/
Spaca7387/
Spase7350/
Spaci739/
Spaze731/
Spazy731/
Spaje731/
Spasy731/
Spacé731/
Spoce731/
Spatcher71336/
Spaiches7113/
Spatchet717/
Spaicher713/
Spaichys713/
Shpacher712/
Spachett711/
Spackett710/
Spatches710/
Speacker710/
Spatcier710/
Speaches710/
Speake672,528/
Speece671,450/
Spease67675/
Spacca67660/
Spiece67404/
Speice67166/
Spachi67129/
Szpajcher6780/
Spokey6780/
Spakhy6778/
Spause6777/
Spaise6758/
Spatchett6751/
Spauke6751/
Spajer6736/
Spages6732/
Spager6732/
Szpaicher6726/
Spatze6714/
Speysi6713/
Spacaj6712/
Spasse6711/
Spacci677/
Spatke677/
Spaysi674/
Spicea674/
Spaset673/
Speage672/
Spakie672/
Spacér672/
Spagge672/
Spouce671/
Spaque671/
Spayki671/
Spaasy671/
Spacjt671/
Spasie671/
Spocky671/
Spacai671/
Spaget671/
Spaike671/
Spacia671/
Spacou671/
Spaisy671/
Speyke670/
Spauge670/
Speicy670/
Spisey670/
Spaige670/
Speaci670/

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