Clancey Surname

180,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Clancey Surname Definition:

(Irish) for MacClanc(h)y, q.v.

Clancey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2001:302,04927,820
Australia4471:60,3937,317
Canada3511:104,97311,323
England2291:243,31019,878
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
Ireland351:134,5416,387
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland991:44,7463,937
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2591:94,1139,671
Wales141:112,0304,740
Scotland131:287,9409,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0061:49,9195,673

Clancey (257) may also be a first name.

Clancey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) for MacClanc(h)y, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) The son of Flannchadh (ruddy warrior).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Clancey Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Clancey Come From? nationality or country of origin

Clancey (Hindi: क्लैन्सी) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Clancey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 180,776th most numerous surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,093,186 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Clancey are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 555,528th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 257 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,200 people, or 1 in 302,049. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 12 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 12 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States Clancey exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 19 percent are found and Canada, where 15 percent are found.

Clancey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Clancey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 119 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 12 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 65 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 138 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clancey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Clancey surname is chiefly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Clancey surname are 5.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.76% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Clancey earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 16.62% more than the national average, earning $50,320 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.7% less than the national average, earning $42,876 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Clancey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Clancey in the Hindi language
क्लैन्सीklainsi-

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