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Meaning of the nameLacy

Lacy is a spelling of the name Laci.

Meaning

The meaning of Lacy is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022)
1,013
Rank in Brazil
#8,215
Median age
69 years
2010 Census
1,083
people

Lacy in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Lacy, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (239 people).

779 women 234 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Lacy is most common

States with the highest share of people named Lacy in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
  2. Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
  3. Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Rio Grande do Sul1740.002%
Rio de Janeiro1580.001%
Minas Gerais1500.001%
Espírito Santo850.002%
Amazonas750.002%
Goiás720.001%
São Paulo670.000%
Santa Catarina520.001%
Paraná270.000%
Mato Grosso230.001%
Bahia220.000%
Distrito Federal160.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul150.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Lacy

Spelling with a final -y, the form that gives the English entry its title in Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

About the name Laci

In English, Lacy is a name used for boys and girls, transferred from a surname of Norman origin tied to the place name Lassy, in Normandy, and Laci is recorded as a variant of that spelling. Wiktionary also records a Hungarian Laci, a diminutive of László, which is a different name. The origin of the spelling Laci in Brazil is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,031 people named Laci, with a median age of 65; Lacy has 1,013. Proportionally, Laci is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. Most of the people recorded were born between 1940 and 1969, and the records are mostly female.

Other spellings of Laci

SpellingPeople (2022)
Laci3,031
Lacy1,013

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Lacy · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Wiktionary: Lacey · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Lacy · behindthename.com · origin
  4. Wiktionary: Laci · en.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Lacy

What does the name Lacy mean?

The meaning of Lacy is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Lacy in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,013 people with the first name Lacy, which ranks it number 8,215 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Lacy a boy's or a girl's name?

Lacy is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 779 women and 234 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Lacy?

Lacy is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Lacy most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.002% of the state's population is named Lacy (174 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Lacy?

Laci. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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