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* [[Tracie Laymon]], screenwriter, producer and film director
* [[Tracie Laymon]], screenwriter, producer and film director
* [[Traci Lind]] (born 1968), American film actress
* [[Traci Lind]] (born 1968), American film actress
* Tracey Lopp (born 1974), Jeep fanatic, dog mom, USA
* [[Traci Lords]] (born 1968), American actress, singer, model, writer, producer, and director
* [[Traci Lords]] (born 1968), American actress, singer, model, writer, producer, and director
* Tracy Lyons (born 1970), English paedophile convicted in the [[2009 Plymouth child abuse case]]
* Tracy Lyons (born 1970), English paedophile convicted in the [[2009 Plymouth child abuse case]]

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Tracy (/ˈtreɪsi/; also spelled Tracey, Traci, Tracci, Tracie, or Trasci) is originally a British personal name, that refers to the family de Tracy or de Trasci from Tracy-Bocage in Normandy, France. There are several places called Tracy in Northern France and are themselves a combination of the Gaulish male's name Draccios, or Latin Thracius, and the well-identified Celtic suffix -āko (place, property).[1]

In England & Wales, the name Tracy was not unknown, but unusual, with about two a year, from 1837 until 1955, when, following the success of the American film star Spencer Tracy, the name quite suddenly became very popular, rising to a maximum of 7667 babies being given that name in 1964, but after 1970 the popularity quickly declined to 475 in 1985.[2]

Tracy births, England & Wales, 1837-1960
Tracy births, England & Wales, 1845-1985

1837-1847 15

1847-1857 7

1857-1867 14

1867-1877 19

1877-1887 40

1887-1897 27

1897-1907 21

1907-1917 5

1917-1927 5

1927-1937 7

1938 1

1939 1

1940 0

1941 5

1942 2

1943 3

1944 8

1945 4

1946 2

1947 5

1948 3

1949 1

1950 2

1951 2

1952 6

1953 4

1954 18

1955 10

1956 29

1957 271

1958 399

1959 536

1960 1163

1961 2640

1962 2857

1963 4546

1964 7667

1965 7222

1966 7034

1967 6502

1968 6117

1969 5188

1970 7737

1971 6453

1972 5096

1973 3861

1974 3219

1975 2789

1976 2036

1977 2340

1978 2315

1979 2056

1980 1734

1981 1319

1982 1052

1983 899

1984 830

1985 475 [3]

While the name is unisex, within the United Kingdom it is more generally considered to be a female name, perhaps in part because of its association with the "Essex girl". Particularly during the 1980s, alongside the name Sharon, it was a name considered to be archetypal of the Essex girl. Its popularity peaked during the 1960s, when Tracey was the sixth most popular female name and the alternate spelling Tracy was the 12th most popular in 1964.[4]

The Irish surname Tracey is derived from the native Irish O'Treasaigh septs. The name is taken from the Irish word "treasach" meaning "war-like" or "fighter". It is also translated as "higher", "more powerful" or "superior". It may also be derived from the Irish word for three, with an association to the Tuatha Dé Danann.

The first reference to the surname in the Irish Annals was in 1008: "Gussan, son of Ua Treassach, lord of Ui-Bairrche, died."

Notable persons named Tracy

Surname

See also: Treacy

Given name

Tracy
GenderUnisex
Other names
Related namesTracey, Traci, Theresa

Female

Male

Fictional Characters

Animals

Middle name

See also

References

  1. ^ Albert Dauzat and Charles Rostaing, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de lieux en France, Librairie Guénégaud 1979. p. 682.
  2. ^ Data abstracted from https://www.freebmd.org.uk/
  3. ^ Data abstracted from https://www.freebmd.org.uk/
  4. ^ "The Most Popular Baby Names Past And Present". Huffington Post. 26 March 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
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