Massie: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

In parish registers, Massie often stands in for Massey. Like many surnames, it began with a place: “From Macey in Normandy”.

A variant of Massey

Records show Massie as one of the forms Massey took over time. The same family of names includes Massy.

According to the 2010 US Census, the Massie surname had 10,920 bearers. Between 1891 and 2000, 447 babies born in France were registered as Massie, with the most births in 1961–1970.

Family crest and blazon

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