Find out how popular the last name Acey is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Acey.

Acey, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Acey surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Acey in America

Acey is the 41359th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Acey surname appeared 526 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Acey.

We can also compare 2010 data for Acey to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Acey

The surname Acey is believed to have originated in England during the late medieval period. It is thought to derive from the Old English word "aecer," which means "field" or "cultivated land." This suggests that the name may have been initially given as a descriptive surname to someone who lived near or worked on a field or farmland.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire from 1327, which mentions a John Acey. This indicates that the surname was already in use by the 14th century in the West Midlands region of England.

The name Acey also appears in various historical records from the 16th and 17th centuries, such as parish registers and court documents. For example, the marriage of William Acey and Alyce Stevenson was recorded in the parish records of St. Mary's Church in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, in 1583.

During the Tudor and Stuart periods, variations in the spelling of the name can be found, including Acye, Acie, and Acee. These variations likely arose due to inconsistencies in spelling and pronunciation before standardized spelling became more widespread.

Notable individuals with the surname Acey throughout history include:

1. Sir John Acey (c. 1540-1619), an English politician and landowner who served as a Member of Parliament for Salisbury in the late 16th century.

2. Reverend Thomas Acey (1678-1741), an English clergyman and author who published several religious works in the early 18th century.

3. Elizabeth Acey (1723-1794), a British writer and poet who published a collection of poems titled "Poetical Effusions" in 1783.

4. Captain William Acey (1771-1833), a British naval officer who served in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars and was awarded the Naval General Service Medal.

5. James Acey (1825-1892), an English architect and surveyor who designed several churches and public buildings in the Victorian era, particularly in the county of Gloucestershire.

While the surname Acey is not as common as some other English surnames, it has a long and documented history dating back to the medieval period, with variations in spelling and notable individuals bearing the name throughout the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Acey

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Acey.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Acey was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Acey has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Acey was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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