Tracy.
A surname from Old French.
Meaning & usage
A surname from Old French.
A male given name transferred from the surname, of occasional 19th century and later usage.
A female given name transferred from the surname, popular in the 1960s and 1970s.
A village in Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada.
A number of places in the United States: A sizable city in San Joaquin County, California.
A number of places in the United States: A neighborhood in the town of Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut.
A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Essex Township, Kankakee County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Union Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Marion County, Iowa.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Barren County, Kentucky.
A number of places in the United States: A small city in Lyon County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: A tiny city in Platte County, Missouri.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Laramie County, Wyoming.
Where this word comes from
A Norman baronial surname from places in France, derived from the Gallo-Roman given name Thracius which referred to Thrace + the Celtic suffix *-āko (place, property). As a female given name, it is also known as a diminutive of Theresa.
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