Lacy

Lacy
This is a noble English and sometimes Irish surname, but one of ultimately Norman-French origins. It originates from the town of Lassy in Calvados, France, and the original name holders came to England with the army of William, Duke of Normandy in 1066. The place name is derived from the Gaulish personal name, "Lascius", itself of biblical and Roman origins. The brothers Ilbert de Lacy and William de Lacy both founded notable and distinguished families in later centuries, with one of Ilbert's descendants being John, the first earl of Lincoln, one of the noblemen who compelled King John to sign the famous Magna Carta in 1215, which helped in time to guarantee freedom for all citizens. William's descendants distinguished themselves in Ireland under King Henry 11 (1154 - 1189), whilst another descendant became Count Peter Lacy (1678 - 1751), and eventually military adviser to Czar Peter the Great, of Russia. There are three spellings of the name in the modern idiom, Lacey, Lacy and Lassey. Examples of the surname recordings over the centuries include Peter Lacye who married Hester Shawe in London in 1571, whilst William Lacey was an early emigrant to the New World colonies. He left the port of London on the ship "Thomas and John" in June 1635, bound for Virginia. No less that twenty four coats of arms have been granted to this illustrious family, among them that of the Lacys of Herefordshire, dated from the reign of Edward 1st (1272-1307). The arms have the blazon of a gold field charged with a red fesse, and in chief three red martlets. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Roger de Laci. This was dated 1086, in the Domesday Book for Yorkshire. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Lacy — ist der Familienname folgender Personen Frank Lacy (* 1958), amerikanischer Jazzmusiker Franz Moritz von Lacy (1725−1801), österreichischer General George De Lacy Evans (1787−1870), britischer General Hugh De Lacy (1910−1986), US amerikanischer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Lacy — se puede referir a: Abreviatura científica para el botánico R.C. Lacy (fl. 1949) George Lacy Evans (1787 1870), militar británico, del siglo XIX. Hugues Lacy, Barón de Lacy, noble del siglo XII. Peter Lacy, militar ruso de origen irlandés del… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Lacy — Lakeview, TX U.S. city in Texas Population (2000): 5764 Housing Units (2000): 2575 Land area (2000): 3.810101 sq. miles (9.868116 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.810101 sq. miles (9.868116 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Lacy, TX — Lacy Lakeview, TX U.S. city in Texas Population (2000): 5764 Housing Units (2000): 2575 Land area (2000): 3.810101 sq. miles (9.868116 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.810101 sq. miles (9.868116 …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Lacy — (Lascy, spr. Lässy), altes normännisches Geschlecht, welches im 14. Jahrh. mit Wilhelm dem Eroberer nach England überging u. sich unter Heinrich II. in Irland niederließ, wo seitdem seine Glieder die höchsten Reichswürden bekleideten; mit dem… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Lacy — Lacy,   1) [ lasi, laːsi], Franz Moritz Graf von, auch F. M. Graf von Lascy, österreichischer Feldmarschall, * Sankt Petersburg 21. 10. 1725, ✝ Wien 24. 11. 1801; zeichnete sich u. a. im Siebenjährigen Krieg (1756 63) als Chef des 1757/58… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Lacy — (Lascy), 1) Peter, Graf von, russ. Feldherr, geb. 1678 in der irischen Grafschaft Limerick, gest. 19. April 1751 in Riga, stammte aus einer normannischen Familie, wanderte 1691 mit Jakob II. nach Frankreich aus, diente unter Catinat in Frankreich …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Lacy — oder Lascy (spr. lassy), Franz Moritz, Graf von, österr. Feldmarschall, geb. 16. Okt. 1725 in Petersburg, trat 1743 in österr. Dienste, zeichnete sich als General im Siebenjähr. Kriege aus, 1765 Feldmarschall, 1766 Präsident des Hofkriegsra …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Lacy — Lacy, Luis …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • lacy — 1804, from LACE (Cf. lace) (n.) in the decorative sense + Y (Cf. y) (2) …   Etymology dictionary

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