Last Name LACKEY

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Possibly, a personal attendant, a footman.
A person sent, an attendant servant.
Origin English

Rank 1,862 (2000 US census) 1,595 (1990 US census)
Count 17,749 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 85.5%, or 15175 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 10.12%, or 1796 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.38%, or 67 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.83%, or 147 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.59%, or 282 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.58%, or 280 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Shortest last names

 The 2000 USA census contains no surnames with ONE character. The shortest last names there have at least two characters in them. We found 175 of those. It does not mean that a one character name does not exist. The census data only contain surnames that occurred at lea...

English surnames

 English surnames can be divided into five classes: Baptisimal or Personal (first) names, local, official, and occupative surnames. Nicknames represent the last class. Practically there are only four classes, for it is often hard ti distinguish between occupation and offic...

Russian middle names

 As with many things that are 'Russian,' neither child nor his parents has much choice in picking the name. It is purely patronymic and generally predefined at the time when the child is born or even rather conceived. The name is derived from the child's father's first...

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