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

Gracey, 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 Gracey surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gracey in America

Gracey is the 14421st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gracey surname appeared 2,072 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Gracey.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gracey 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 Gracey

The surname Gracey is of Anglo-Norman origin, derived from the Medieval French personal name "Grace." It is believed to have been introduced to England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. The name is thought to have originated from the Latin word "gratia," meaning favor, grace, or thanks.

The earliest known record of the surname Gracey can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire in 1166, where it is spelled "Graci." This indicates that the name was present in England as early as the late 12th century.

In the Hundred Rolls of 1273, the name appears as "Grace" and "Gracy," suggesting that the surname had already begun to develop different spellings by the late 13th century.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Gracey was Sir John Gracey, a knight who fought in the Battle of Agincourt in 1415 during the Hundred Years' War between England and France.

The surname Gracey is also associated with several place names in England, such as Gracedieu in Leicestershire, which was named after a Cistercian nunnery founded in the 12th century.

Another notable figure with the surname Gracey was Sir Robert Gracey, a British naval officer who served during the Napoleonic Wars in the early 19th century. He was born in 1778 and died in 1835.

In the 16th century, the surname Gracey appeared in various records, including the Parish Registers of St. Peter's Church in Nottinghamshire, where a family bearing the name Gracey was recorded in 1586.

During the 17th century, the Gracey family established themselves in County Armagh, Ireland. One of the earliest recorded Graceys in Ireland was William Gracey, who was born in 1662 in Portadown, County Armagh.

Another notable individual with the surname Gracey was Sir John Gracey, a British Army officer who served in the Crimean War and the Indian Rebellion of 1857. He was born in 1810 and died in 1892.

In the 19th century, the surname Gracey continued to spread throughout the English-speaking world, with families bearing the name settling in various parts of the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gracey

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

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 Gracey 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 Gracey 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 Gracey was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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