Explore the Family Name Racey

The meaning of Racey

English: perhaps from a pet form of Old French Race, Rasse + the hypocoristic suffix -y. See Race.

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How common is the last name Racey in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Racey has slightly decreased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Racey was ranked 30,161 in popularity and this dropped to 34,427 by 2010, marking a decrease of 14.14 percent. The number of individuals bearing the surname also fell from 733 in 2000 to 658 in 2010, a drop of roughly 10.23 percent. Consequently, the proportion of people with the surname per 100,000 decreased from 0.27 to 0.22, an 18.52 percent reduction.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,161	#34,427	-14.14%
Count	733	658	-10.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.22	-18.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Racey

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Racey, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the majority of people with the surname Racey identified as White, at 97.82 percent. This figure declined by 3.52 percent to 94.38 percent by 2010. The percentage of people identifying as Hispanic increased significantly from 0.68 percent in 2000 to 1.52 percent in 2010, a change of 123.53 percent. Additionally, new categories emerged in 2010 that did not exist in 2000, with 1.37 percent identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and 1.22 percent reporting to be of two or more races. The category of Black, which represented 0.82 percent in 2000, was suppressed in 2010 for privacy reasons. There were no individuals identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.82%	94.38%	-3.52%
Hispanic	0.68%	1.52%	123.53%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.37%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	1.22%	0%
Black	0.82%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%