Lacey Last Name Facts and Heraldry

Behind the Lacey surname stands Lacy, an English name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way. It is a place-based name: “From Lassy, Normandy”.

Arms associated with the name

There is no single Lacey family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

Spelling and variants

The extra “e” in Lacey is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Other spellings include De Lacy.

In the 2010 US Census, 18,691 Americans gave Lacey as their last name (rank 1,930). Get the complete Lacey report, with a museum-style coat of arms.