Tracey Surname
Approximately 28,332 people bear this surname
Tracey Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Traci-Boccage,' in the arrondissement of Caen. Settled in Barnstaple, Devon, the parishes, manors, &c, of Woolcombe-Tracy, Bovey-Tracy, Minet-Tracy, and Bradford-Tracy bear witness to their local ascendancy.
Read More About This SurnameTracey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,511 | 1:31,488 | 3,930 |
| England | 4,953 | 1:11,249 | 1,666 |
| Australia | 3,212 | 1:8,405 | 1,252 |
| Canada | 2,736 | 1:13,467 | 1,988 |
| Ireland | 1,432 | 1:3,288 | 596 |
| Jamaica | 1,190 | 1:2,412 | 375 |
| Scotland | 741 | 1:7,225 | 1,108 |
| New Zealand | 614 | 1:7,375 | 1,258 |
| Northern Ireland | 496 | 1:3,720 | 731 |
| South Africa | 309 | 1:175,332 | 19,362 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Wales | 154 | 1:20,094 | 2,123 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 70 | 1:19,485 | 2,299 |
| Guyana | 61 | 1:12,495 | 1,773 |
| Israel | 61 | 1:140,289 | 14,966 |
| Argentina | 55 | 1:777,153 | 51,982 |
| Bahamas | 52 | 1:7,534 | 640 |
| France | 42 | 1:1,581,493 | 147,826 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Thailand | 36 | 1:1,962,176 | 235,280 |
| Lebanon | 35 | 1:161,060 | 7,588 |
| Belize | 34 | 1:10,455 | 1,333 |
| United Arab Emirates | 33 | 1:277,645 | 19,302 |
| Guernsey | 29 | 1:2,222 | 539 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 18 | 1:5,510 | 685 |
| Kenya | 18 | 1:2,565,550 | 37,160 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Ecuador | 9 | 1:1,767,316 | 20,027 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,115 | 1:3,973 | 701 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,626 | 1:14,991 | 2,224 |
| Scotland | 227 | 1:16,490 | 1,776 |
| Wales | 53 | 1:29,593 | 1,646 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,536 | 1:19,802 | 2,495 |
Tracey (401,689) may also be a first name.
Tracey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Traci-Boccage,' in the arrondissement of Caen. Settled in Barnstaple, Devon, the parishes, manors, &c, of Woolcombe-Tracy, Bovey-Tracy, Minet-Tracy, and Bradford-Tracy bear witness to their local ascendancy. (Fuller's Worthies)
Henry de Tracy, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Richard de Tracy, Devon, ibid.
William de Tracy, Sussex, ibid.
Henry Tracy, Somerset , 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1597. Richard Tracy, Gloucestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1601. Samuel Tracy, Gloucestershire: ibid.
(Anglo-French-Latin) belonging to Tracy (Nor- mandy): (1) Tracy- Bocage-a.d. 1198 Traceium, 1417 Tracheium; (2) Tracy- sur-Mer—12thcent.Traceum, 1155 (Wace, ‘Rom. de Rou’) Trade, 1255 Tracheium [the Latin suff. -eium denotes possession: the first elem. embodies a pers. name, prob. the Latin-Greek Thrasius, from Greek thrasys (θρασύς), bold, courageous] Richard de Tracy.—Hundred Rolls (Celtic) the Irish Treasach (nepotic-genit.-form O’Treasaigh) [Irish treas, battle + the agential suff. -ach]
Ó Treasaigh The name of two septs of importance as Map. it is now fairly numerous in every province. IF 277; Map Gal and Leix
Ó Treasaigh The name of two septs of importance as Map. it is now fairly numerous in every province. IF 277; Map Gal and Leix
(English) One who came from Tracy (terrace), in France.
From Trazeignes (?); a location name. in Flanders. Or from the Irish O’Treassaigh; a personal name (treas, the third). Tracy in Roll of Battell Abbey. De Traci and de Trascy in Rotuli de Oblatis et Finibus, King John
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Tracey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tracey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tracey occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Tracey click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tracey? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 19,379th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 257,220 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Tracey live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,572nd most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 401,689 people.
This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 11,511 people, or 1 in 31,488. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 11 percent reside, Maryland, where 7 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States it is found in 74 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.
Tracey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Tracey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tracey surname expanded 454 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 305 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 128 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 326 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 291 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tracey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (93%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Maronite (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Tracey surname are 8.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.44% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Tracey earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 45.53% more than the national average, earning R 345,840 per year; in United States they earn 5.72% more than the national average, earning $45,618 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.36% less than the national average, earning $49,006 CAD per year.
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Tracey Reference & Research
Tracy DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Tracy FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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