Lace Family History
Lace Name Meaning
Manx: shortened form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Chais Manx Mac Guilley Chass ‘son of Guilley Cass’ (the curly-haired youth). Compare Leece . English: probably a nickname for someone who wore braided silken laces (for tying clothing shoes or armor) or a braided silken belt or buckle from Middle English Old French las lace ‘lace cord belt clasp buckle’ especially one made of interwoven strands of silk threads of gold etc. Alternatively it may have named a lacer a maker of such articles.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022