Pacey

Pacey is an English surname and given name variant of Passy, a French locational origin surname, itself derived from the Gallo-Roman Praenomen Paccius. The surname Pacey migrated to England during the 12th Century and eventually evolved also into a given name. Pacey, itself a variant, is associated also with "Passie" (but not "Passi"), "Peacey", and "Piosey".

Notable people and characters with the name include:

Surname

 * Dave Pacey (born 1936), English footballer
 * Dennis Pacey (1928–2009), English footballer
 * Desmond Pacey (1917–1975), Canadian literary critic
 * Eric Pacey (born 1978), Canadian lacrosse player
 * Steven Pacey (born 1957), English actor
 * Peter Pacey (born 1948), English actor

Given name

 * Pacey Witter (born 1983), fictional character on Dawson's Creek