Stacy Surname

22,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,708 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Stacy Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Eustace,' from the nicks. Stace and Stacey, diminutive Stacekin.

Roger Stace, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Stacius Warewear, Lincolnshire, ibid.

William Stacy, Devon, ibid.

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Stacy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States23,4261:15,4731,964
Australia4901:55,0936,756
England2301:242,25219,814
Canada1221:302,01327,942
Kenya991:466,46424,395
Philippines981:1,033,04387,420
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Singapore211:262,27211,611
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
China111:124,301,9616,553
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
India61:127,844,230863,365
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
France31:22,140,907385,998
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8471:28,7783,891
Wales241:65,3513,160
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0661:12,3511,595

Stacy (334,324) may also be a first name.

Stacy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Eustace,' from the nicks. Stace and Stacey, diminutive Stacekin.

Roger Stace, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Stacius Warewear, Lincolnshire, ibid.

William Stacy, Devon, ibid.

Stacius le Bofoneis. Calendarium Rotulorum Patentium in Turri Londinensi.

Thomas Stacy, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Stacy Hemowe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Robertus Stasy, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Ricardus Stase, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Stase, 1379: ibid.

Robert Stace, sup. for B.C.L., 1552: Register of the University of Oxford.

An early diminutive and masculine Stacekin is met with, proving that Eustace and not Anastasia is the parent of the above; also Latinized as Stacius.

Stacekinus de Burnes, Kent, Henry Hl-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

1 the M.Latin Stacius for the wellknown Latin Statius [from Latin status, stability, prosperity, etc.] Stacius le Boloneis.—Cal. Rot. Pat.

2 a contraction of the Latin Anastasias: v. under Anstice (for Anstace).

3 = Stace (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -y.

Johannes Stacy.—Inq. ad q. Damn., A.D. 1314-15.

Stacy Hernowe.—Soms. Subs.-Roll, A.D. 1327.

Robertus Stasy.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Stacy, a pet form of Anastasius (one who shall rise again), and of Eustace (steadfast); descendant of Stacius (stability).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A seeming form of the Latin Statius, from Sto, to stand, stationed, standing still, fixed.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

The Staceys are represented in the Holds - worthy district. The name occurred in Tavistock in the 13th and in the 14th century (H. R. and W. T.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Stacy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stacy (Arabic: ستيسي, Marathi: तची) is found most in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stacy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 22,007th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 294,947 people. The surname Stacy is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Stacy live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America. Stacy is also the 3,117th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 334,324 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 23,426 people, or 1 in 15,473. In The United States Stacy is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 8 percent reside, Ohio, where 8 percent reside and Kentucky, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 68 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Stacy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stacy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Stacy surname increased 576 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 73 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 92 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stacy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (86%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Stacy last name are 13.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.53% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Stacy earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 46.25% less than the national average, earning R 127,728 per year; in United States they earn 6.88% less than the national average, earning $40,180 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.14% less than the national average, earning $46,633 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stacey9137,879/
Steacy91765/
Stachy9184/
Staicy9112/
Stahcy911/
Staccy911/
Stachey8340/
Steacey832/
Staceys832/
Staciey832/
Staycey832/
Stachiy831/
Staicey830/
Stace802,804/
Staci80486/
Stazy8023/
Stasy8022/
Staca808/
Stocy800/
D'Stacey771/
Staceyzz771/
Stache733,047/
Stasys73430/
Stacer73415/
Stasyi73247/
Stašys73153/
Stasey73133/
Stasiy7386/
Stasce7352/
Stachi7341/
Staysa7320/
Stayce7317/
Stassy7313/
Steucy7310/
Staisy739/
Stashy739/
Staceh738/
Stacie736/
Stacci736/
Stacee735/
Stochy735/
Steicy735/
Stacii734/
Stacet733/
Stauce733/
Staces732/
Stasuy732/
Staice732/
Stoicy731/
Stacui731/
Stacze731/
Stauci731/
Stayci731/
Stachý731/
Staici731/
Staysi731/
Staysy731/
Stayse731/
Stacis731/
Steycy731/
Sthace731/
Sthasy731/
Stacei730/
Stacea730/
Stacher67844/
Stasche67110/
Staicer6798/
Stauche6794/
Stajcer6757/
Steacie6747/
Stochay6729/
Staycer6727/
Stachio6718/
Stadsøy6718/
Staches6715/
Stashiy6714/
Stasych6710/
Stasich679/
Staucet678/
Stascha676/
Stassiy675/
Statchi674/
Staisey673/
Staycie673/
Stašytė673/
Staszyz672/
Stacier672/
Stashys672/
Stheicy672/
Staschi671/
Staycee671/
Stoschy671/
Stacies671/
Stasiay671/
Stassey671/
Stojcys671/
Stachaj671/
Staysee671/
Stauytchyi671/
Stadzhy671/
Staucer670/
Stadsey670/

Stacy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stacy in the Marathi language
तचीtaci50
तच्यtacya50
Stacy in the Arabic language
ستيسيstysy-
ستايسيstaysy-

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Stacy Reference & Research

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