Lacey Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Lacey

Lacey

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Lacey history with Lacey Family Crest
Suggested Readings for Lacey
Surname Notables

About Family Crests

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Origins Available: English, Irish

Where did the English Lacey family come from? What is the English coat of arms/family crest? When did the Lacey family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

The surname Lacey comes from the place name Lassy, which is found in Normandy.

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lacey, Lacy, Lassey, Lassy, de Lacey, de Lacy and others.

First found in Yorkshire, where Ibert de Lacy was granted the castle and town of Pontefract by William the Conqueror. The family was also given Paul in Cornwall.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Lawrence Lacey, who settled in New England between 1620 and 1650; Jane Lacy, who sailed to Barbados in 1660; Elianor Lacy, who arrived in New England in 1663.

For more information on the last name Lacey, the PDF Surname History is available for purchase as well as other products.

Suggested Readings for the name Lacey

The Thomas Lacy III (also Lacey) Family by Hubert Wesley Lacey.

Some noteworthy people of the name Lacey

Robert Lacey, American, well published historian
Marc Lacey, American journalist for the New York Times
Janet Lacey, American Health Consultant
Gerald Lacey, American Civil Engineer
Jack Lacey, American Jazz musician in the 30s and 40s
Venus Lacey, American basketball player
Dr. Alan Lacey, British acclaimed scholar of Philosophy
Margaret Lacey (1910-1988), British character actor
Rebecca Lacey, British actress
Rob Lacey, British author
Ingrid Lacey, British actress

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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Lacey family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the Lacey coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

We encourage you to study the Lacey genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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Family Tree

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Surname Histories

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Symbolism

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The Lacey Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Lacey Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.