Dacey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

The Irish name Dacey is an Anglicized version of the Gaelic name Déiseach, which is thought to have originally been a nickname for a member of the vassal community (feudal servants) called the Déis, a word of uncertain origin. There was also a Decies barony in County Waterford, and in some cases, this name likely originated with a native of that barony.

Early Origins of the Dacey family

The surname Dacey was first found in counties Cork and Mayo (Irish: Maigh Eo) located on the West coast of the Republic of Ireland in the province of Connacht. It is thought that immigrants from Waterford took on this name after they arrived in their new homelands.

The first recorded instance of the name appears to be a bearer of Dacy, who was a Drogheda juror in Cork as early as 1313. There is a legend in Cork that all the Deasys of the county are ancestors of a child who was rescued from a massacre in the barony of Decies in about 1620. It is claimed that he was then protected by the O'Donovans of the Island, and went on to have seven sons.

Early History of the Dacey family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dacey research. Another 43 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1568, 1622, 1652, 1659, 1750, 1774, 1793, 1798, 1812, 1819 and 1883 are included under the topic Early Dacey History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Dacey Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Deasy, Deacy, Dacy, Dacey, Dease, Daase, Dece and others.

Early Notables of the Dacey family

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Dacey migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dacey Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

William Dacey, aged 27, who arrived in New York in 1849 1
Thomas Dacey, who landed in Mississippi in 1856 1

Dacey migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Dacey Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Michael Dacey, British convict who was convicted in Southwark, London, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "England" on 6th June 1835, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 2
Jeremiah Dacey, English convict from London, who was transported aboard the "Anson" on September 23, 1843, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia 3
Mr. Jeremiah Dacey, (Dacy), (b. 1835), aged 22, English labourer who was convicted in Clerkenwell, London, England for 7 years for stealing, transported aboard the "Clara" on 19th March 1857, arriving in Western Australia, Australia 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Dacey (post 1700) +

Austin Dacey (b. 1972), American philosopher, writer, and human rights activist
Walter F. Dacey, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1928; Candidate for Minnesota State Attorney General, 1930 5
Vincent P. Dacey (b. 1895), American politician, Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1932; Candidate in Democratic primary for Circuit Judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935 5
Scott Dacey, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 2008 5
Patrick J. Dacey, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Clinton County, 1926 5
Jim Dacey, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 2004 5
Clarence J. Dacey (b. 1892), American Republican politician, Member of Michigan State House of Representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1929-30; Defeated, 1932; Member of Michigan State Senate 5th District, 1931-32 5
Kristian Dacey (b. 1989), Welsh rugby union player from Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Sebastian Dacey (1982-2010), German artist, winner of the 2010 Villa Romana prize
Gavin Dacey (b. 1984), Welsh rugby union player from Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
... (Another 1 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 28th April 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/england
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2015, January 8) Anson voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1843 with 499 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/anson/1843
Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 11th February 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/clara
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html