The Lackey surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 18,082 people carried this name — #1,996 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 16,300 people counted. That is up 2% from 17,749 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

47 families named Lackey, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 239 people lived in those households, 5.1 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 4 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

North Carolina 13
Virginia 11
Pennsylvania 10
Massachusetts 4
South Carolina 4
Maryland 2
Maine 1
Vermont 1
New York 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 249 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Lackey in American newspapers,
1891–1910.

Newspaper page from Fergus County Argus carrying the name Lackey
Fergus County Argus 1901-12-25
Newspaper page from Judith Gap Journal carrying the name Lackey
Judith Gap Journal 1910-10-28
Newspaper page from The Helena Independent carrying the name Lackey
The Helena Independent 1891-01-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Lackey in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1980s.

25,359 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Lackey. The most, 8,404, date from the 1880s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 2.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 18,819
Queensland 3,172
Victoria 1,389
Tasmania 827
South Australia 584
Western Australia 534
ACT (Canberra) 10
Northern Territory 4

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Lackey.

Who carried it

People named Lackey,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Lackey
    John Lackey 1830–1903 · politician
  • Henry E. Lackey
    Henry E. Lackey 1876–1952 · military personnel
  • Elsie Wattie Lackey
    Elsie Wattie Lackey 1901–1992 · botanist
  • Earl Emmet Lackey 1878– · writer
  • James Bridges Lackey 1893–1993 · physicist
  • Jack Lackey 1924–2016 · rugby league player

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Lackey,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,210 records

1,210 records of the Lackey name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 660
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 238
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 141
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 55
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 47
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 31
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 29
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 6
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Willard R. Lackey

    Born 1920 in Missouri. Enlisted 1943 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; welder. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1988, buried at Leavenworth National Cemetery, Kansas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Jack Vernon Lackey

    Born 1949; from Iuka, Kansas. U.S. Marine Corps, assaultman; killed in action 1969 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Elizabeth Lackey

    Arrived at New York in 1856 aboard the Harvest Queen from Liverpool, aged 20; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,210 records for Lackey in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia131 records

131 records of the Lackey name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 39
  • Tasmanian Names Index 34
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 32
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 22
  • Canberra cemetery and marriage records 1
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Michael Lackey

    Died 1843 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 46. Will registered in Tasmania in 1843.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Patrick Lackey

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Lady McNaughten, arriving 1835; ticket of leave 1840. Native of Dublin.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Lackey

    Arrived in Victoria in 1855 aboard the Blanche Moore, aged 26; Irish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 131 records for Lackey in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada29 records

29 records of the Lackey name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 10
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 10
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 4
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Lackey

    Came to Ontario in 1876 aboard the Peruvian, landing at Quebec, bound for St. Catharines, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record James Lackey

    Killed in 1925 at the Allan Shaft, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Isabelle Lackey

    Buried in 1978 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 63.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.

Showing 3 of 29 records for Lackey in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Lackey name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. Lackey

    Lance Corporal, Royal Berkshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Lackey name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Frederick George Lackey

    Married in 1945 in Apeldoorn; electrician.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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