Wacey Family History

From an Anglo-Norman French personal name Wac(e)y, a form of Wace (see Wass). In the early bearers below, the latinized form Wascius Cokus is identical with Waszo cocus ‘Waszo the cook’. This form probably survived as the surname Wacey; however, it might also derive from a rare Continental Germanic personal name *Waswig.

The second element of this name is *wīg-, meaning ‘battle,’ which is not documented in continental records. However, it is possibly evidenced by Wasuuic found in the 1086 Domesday Book (Gloucs).