Lacky Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Seen on a gravestone or a census line, Lacky usually leads back to Lackey. Taken at its root, Lacky points to “descendant of the stone”.

Lacky and Lackey

Lacky drops the “e” of Lackey, a simplification that clerks often made. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. The same family of names includes Lackie and Leckie.

Arms associated with the name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Lackey surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

Get the complete Lacky report, with a museum-style coat of arms.