What We Know About the Stacey Surname

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Stacey is usually a form of Stacy. At root, the name means “from Eustace, 'fruitful'”.

• According to the 2010 US Census, the Stacey surname had 9,520 bearers.
• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.
• Related forms: Stace and Stacie.
• Stacey adds “e” to Stacy, a small change that appeared as the name was written down.

Heraldry and the Stacey name

Arms linked to Stacy and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Get the complete Stacey report, with a museum-style coat of arms.