Tracy (name)

Tracy (/ˈtreɪsi/; also spelled Tracey, Traci, 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]

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.^[2]

The Irish name 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

• Albert H. Tracy (1793–1859), US representative from New York
• Andrew Tracey, ethnomusicologist
• Antoine Destutt de Tracy (1754–1836), French Enlightenment philosopher
• Benjamin F. Tracy (1830–1915), United States soldier and politician
• Chad Tracy, professional baseball pitcher
• Clarissa Tracy (1818–1905), American botanist
• Craig Tracey, British Conservative Party politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for North Warwickshire since 2015
• Hugh Tracey, ethnomusicologist
• Merlin Hanbury-Tracy, 7th Baron Sudeley
• Paul Tracy, professional automobile racer
• Phineas L. Tracy (1786–1876), US representative from New York
• Richard Tracy, English Protestant reformer
• C. Richard Tracy, American ecologist
• Sheila Tracy (1934–2014), British broadcaster, writer, musician, and singer
• Spencer Tracy, American actor
• Stan Tracey, British jazz pianist
• Uriah Tracy (1755–1807), US representative and senator from Connecticut
• Victor Destutt de Tracy (1781–1864), French soldier and politician
• William Tracy, American opera coach
• William Tracy, American character actor
• William de Tracy (or Williame or Guillaume de Tracy), Anglo-Norman knight that took part in the assassination of Thomas Becket

First name

• Trace Adkins
• Trace Beaulieu, puppeteer, writer, and actor
• Tracey E. Bregman
• Tracey Curro
• Tracey Edmonds, President and CEO of Edmonds Entertainment Group, Inc.
• Tracey Emin
• Tracey Gold
• Tracey Katelnikoff
• Tracey Ross
• Tracey Thorn
• Tracey Ullman
• Tracey Walter
• Tracey Wigginton
• Traci Bingham, Actress
• Traci Lords
• Tracii Guns
• Tracy Ashton
• Tracy Austin
• Tracy Bonham
• Tracy Brookshaw
• Tracy Byrd (boxer)
• Tracy Byrd, a country music singer
• Tracy Chapman
• Tracy Ferrie
• Tracy Grandstaff
• Tracy Grimshaw
• Tracy Harris
• Tracy Hickman
• Tracy Higgs
• Tracy Hines
• Tracy Kidder
• Tracy Lawrence
• Tracy Letts
• Tracy Lynn Cruz
• Tracy Marrow (Ice-T), rapper
• Tracy McGrady, NBA All-Star
• Tracy Middendorf
• Tracy Morgan, actor/comedian
• Tracy Nelson (actress)
• Tracy Nelson (singer)
• Tracy Pollan
• Tracy Scoggins
• Tracy Smothers, American professional wrestler
• Tracy T, rapper
• Tracy D. Terrell
• Tracy Tormé
• Tracy Voorhees

Middle name

• Patrick Tracy Burris (1967–2009), American spree killer
• R. Tracy Walker

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