Tracey Surname

19,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

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.

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Tracey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,5111:31,4883,930
England4,9531:11,2491,666
Australia3,2121:8,4051,252
Canada2,7361:13,4671,988
Ireland1,4321:3,288596
Jamaica1,1901:2,412375
Scotland7411:7,2251,108
New Zealand6141:7,3751,258
Northern Ireland4961:3,720731
South Africa3091:175,33219,362
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Wales1541:20,0942,123
Trinidad and Tobago701:19,4852,299
Guyana611:12,4951,773
Israel611:140,28914,966
Argentina551:777,15351,982
Bahamas521:7,534640
France421:1,581,493147,826
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
Lebanon351:161,0607,588
Belize341:10,4551,333
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Guernsey291:2,222539
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Antigua and Barbuda181:5,510685
Kenya181:2,565,55037,160
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Liberia51:881,70733,815
China51:273,464,31313,838
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,1151:3,973701
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6261:14,9912,224
Scotland2271:16,4901,776
Wales531:29,5931,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5361:19,8022,495

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.

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

(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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

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

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) One who came from Tracy (terrace), in France.

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

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

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Treacey92181/
Trackey9273/
Traecey9210/
Traycey925/
Trachey924/
Traceye921/
Thracey920/
Traicey920/
Tracy9145,749/
Trace912,681/
Treachey861/
Treacy8311,032/
Trache831,287/
Trachy83502/
Treace83169/
Traces8354/
Traice8321/
Thrace8319/
Tracie8314/
Tracze8313/
Traecy8310/
Tracer837/
Trajce837/
Tracea836/
Tracke835/
Traczy835/
Tracez835/
Trasey834/
Tricey834/
Trayce833/
Tracky833/
Tracet833/
Tracee832/
Traicy831/
Trocey831/
Trracy831/
Tracei831/
Trakey830/
Thracy830/
Tracay830/
Tracuy830/
Traxey830/
Tragey830/
Traiche77633/
Trachez77385/
Trachet77350/
Traskey7732/
Tratche7725/
Trockey7722/
Traches7720/
Trascoy7711/
Tracher777/
Treachy776/
Traicea775/
Traceas774/
Thrasey772/
Traucer772/
Trasche772/
Treasey771/
Tracket771/
Traessy771/
Traicer771/
Traisey771/
Traycee771/
Trachie771/
Thracet771/
Ttrache771/
Tracche771/
Trassey770/
Traukey770/
Tracier770/
Traysey770/
Trice7311,505/
Traje732,045/
Trage73714/
Traca73280/
Traci73261/
Trake73112/
Trasy7389/
Trase7349/
Traky7313/
Trazy7311/
Traze736/
Tracà733/
Tracé731/
Traqe731/
Trocy730/
Troce730/
Treacher71995/
Trascher71105/
Traichet7162/
Traiches715/
Thracher714/
Tratcher714/
Troschey713/
Trackett712/
Traesche712/
Thracker712/
Trausche711/
Thrascer711/
Trayeche711/
Traiache711/
Trauchky710/
Thrashey710/
Traucher710/
Troche6717,607/
Treece675,900/
Trazie674,519/
Trager673,084/
Trasca671,954/
Trease671,897/
Trokey67620/
Trachi67580/
Traşcă67461/
Trașcă67451/
Trayze67316/
Traise67270/
Traser67251/
Trocea67233/
Trocke67209/
Trokay67182/
Trauschke67147/
Tracki67145/
Triece67137/
Trases67134/
Tracia67109/
Trause67108/
Trasky67102/
Trocer6788/
Tracou6780/
Trosce6775/
Trassy6772/
Trajçe6768/
Traque6764/
Troice6761/
Tracas6761/
Troyce6761/
Treyze6755/
Tratse6753/
Tracci6747/
Traica6746/
Trazer6737/
Trasse6737/
Treysi6735/
Trasiy6735/
Treyße6724/
Trojacher6722/
Trakay6719/
Trocay6719/
Trauca6719/
Trakys6716/
Tracis6714/
Trocky6714/
Treyse6714/
Traize6714/
Treiky6710/
Trašky6710/
Tragge679/
Troshchey679/
Troces679/
Trasie678/
Trajez677/
Trashe677/
Traige676/
Trakeh676/
Troccy676/
Treice675/
Thrascher675/
Treasy674/
Tratchett674/
Traché674/
Trasee674/
Trosey673/
Trages673/
Treyce673/
Tracha673/
Trajče673/
Traqes673/
Traysi672/
Trouce672/
Thrase672/
Trazes672/
Trauscher672/
Trască672/
Traiße672/
Treyke672/
Trochy672/
Trasei672/
Trocee671/
Tracat671/
Tracit671/
Tracui671/
Trakea671/
Traked671/
Traytcheu671/
Treake671/
Tryece671/
Trrice671/
Thrake671/
Thrasy671/
Thratcher671/
Trazee671/
Treaky671/
Trazze671/
Trajea671/
Trajze671/
Tracau671/
Tracheher671/
Tradje671/
Trageľ671/
Trashy671/
Traşca671/
Tricee671/
Treazy671/
Traici671/
Trrase671/
Trayky671/
Trazse671/
Treisy671/
Troicy671/
Trayci670/
Tracca670/
Traget670/
Trisey670/
Trocet670/
Trakee670/
Thrice670/

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