Pacey
# 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

## Given name

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