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Lacy Family History
Lacy Genealogy & Family TreeLacy is an Irish name from County Limerick, Ireland, where the family held lands. It comes from the Gaelic O Laitheasa which means "princely." In recent years, it is often used as a given name. The earliest known ancestor--Roger de Laci--was recorded in 1086 in the Domesday Book. Roots for this name can also be found in England. The family motto is Dum exspiro spero which means "While I die I hope."
Other spellings of the name include "Lacey," "Lacie," "Lasey," "Lassey," and "de Lacy." Notable people with the surname include American actor Jake Lacy (Obvious Child, The Office, Intramural), American Olympic athlete Venus Lacy (basketball), and American author Ed Lacy (The Woman Aroused, Sin in Their Blood, Strip for Violence). The first Lacy to come to America was William Lacy in Virginia in 1635.
Lacy Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Gilbert Lacy Lacy -- --, 1206 England Or Dublin
- Dorothy Lacy -- --, 1677 December 0, 1747 Massachusetts
- Isaac Lacy -- --, 1795 March 9, 1875 Tennessee
- Edmund Lacy -- --, 1225 December 0, 1310
- Hugh Lacy -- --, 1195 December 0, 1245
Lacy Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Mary Lacy -- --, 1172 December 0, 1200
- Agnes Lacy -- --, 1070 December 0, 1113
- Emma Lacy -- --, 1078 December 0, 1120
- Joan Lacy -- --, 1218 December 0, 1253
- Robert Lacy -- --, 1099 August 22, 1138
