Explore the Family Name Tacey

The meaning of Tacey

1. English (East Midlands): from a pet form of the Middle English personal name Eustace. Compare Stacey, Stace. 2. Americanized form of French Tessier ‘weaver’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Tacey has shown a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname moved up from 34,210 in 2000 to 31,033 in 2010, reflecting an improvement of 9.29%. In terms of count, there were approximately 627 people with the Tacey surname in 2000, which increased by 19.3% to reach 748 people in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 also rose from 0.23 to 0.25 during this decade, marking an 8.7% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,210	#31,033	9.29%
Count	627	748	19.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.25	8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tacey

In regards to ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Tacey surname identified as White, although the percentage decreased slightly from 96.17% in 2000 to 92.91% in 2010. Meanwhile, there was a notable increase among those identifying as Hispanic and Black. The Hispanic demographic went from 1.75% in 2000 to 2.81% in 2010, a sharp increase of 60.57%. Similarly, the percentage of individuals identifying as Black grew from 1.44% to 2.54%, representing a 76.39% change. There was no data for individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native. Interestingly, the 2010 census showed a new category emerging: individuals identifying as two or more races, at 1.34%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.17%	92.91%	-3.39%
Hispanic	1.75%	2.81%	60.57%
Black	1.44%	2.54%	76.39%
Two or More Races	0%	1.34%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%