Lacey family name history and map
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Lacey in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 1,225 people named Lacey in Ireland, about 0.028% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 674th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 612 men and 612 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Lacey in Ireland
Wexford was Lacey country: 26.5% of them (325 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (252), Galway (141), Kilkenny (95) and Wicklow (64).
Lacey average age in 1911
The average Lacey in 1911 was 28.6 years old, 28.4 for men and 28.7 for women; a touch younger than the national averages of 29.6 for men and 30.5 for women. That low figure reflects just how many children there were in Edwardian Ireland, along with high infant mortality and the limits of public health at the time. For comparison, average life expectancy in Ireland today is around 83.
Lacey literacy in 1911
Of the Laceys whose literacy was recorded, 75.7% could both read and write, 3.3% could read but not write, and 21% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and women. Bear in mind these figures include young children; the census itself only counted people aged nine and over when calculating illiteracy, on the grounds that it was unfair to label a child illiterate before they'd had a chance to learn.
Lacey common first names
The most common male names were John (92), Patrick, James, Thomas and Michael; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (115), followed by Bridget, Ellen, Margaret and Elizabeth.
Lacey occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Lacey's census form was "Scholar"; 21.6% (265) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (12.1%), farm labourer (5%), general labourer (4.6%) and domestic servant (3.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 17.6% of all Laceys, followed by domestic service, general labourers and building & construction.
What religion is Lacey?
Laceys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (1.1%) and Presbyterian (0.2%).
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Lacey statistics (1911)
Number: 1,225
Rank: 674
Average Age: 29
Lacey in the USA (2020)
Number: 17,963
Rank: 1,960
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
