Origins of the Lacy surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 40North West 70Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 156East Midlands 118West Midlands 66East 49London 318South East 116South West 64South Wales 11Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lacys lived in london

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    6,900 Lacy Travel & migration records
    17,000 Lacys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lacy

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    What are the most common Lacy first names?

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    Common jobs for Lacys

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Lacys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    89

    Laundress

    69

    Living On Own Means

    53

    General Servant

    50

    House Servant

    49

    Commmon male occupations for Lacys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    87

    Bricklayer

    76

    Farm Hands

    66

    General Labourer

    61

    Carpenter

    54

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