Clanchy Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Barbados

Clanchy Surname Definition:

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

Clanchy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia691:391,24231,907
England411:1,358,97760,528
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland391:113,5866,892
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Clanchy 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

"A sept of the Dal-Cassian stock, hereditary brehons or judges of Thomond, under the O'Bryans, its princes; while another family of the name were lords of Dartry and Rosclogher, in Leitrim." D'Alton.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Clanchy Last Name Facts

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

Clanchy occurs more in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Clanchy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Clanchy is the 1,428,594th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 46 percent of Clanchy reside; 46 percent reside in Australasia and 46 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most common in Australia, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 391,242. In Australia it is most numerous in: Queensland, where 75 percent are found, Victoria, where 13 percent are found and New South Wales, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Australia this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent are found and Canada, where 23 percent are found.

Clanchy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Clanchy has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Clanchy surname grew 205 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Clanchy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clanchey930/
Clancy9236,534/
Clancey862,356/
Clanche8697/
Clanché864/
Clanchi863/
Clancha862/
Claincy862/
Clasncy861/
Gclancy861/
Cleancy860/
Clauncy860/
Clancay860/
Clanchet80105/
Clancher8029/
Clainche805/
Klanchay802/
Klanchey800/
Clauncey800/
Clance77539/
Clansy7775/
Clanzy7736/
Clanci777/
Clanca772/
Klancy772/
Cloncy770/
Clatenchi751/
Clancyová751/
Clatenche751/
Clansey71113/
Chillanchi715/
Clancis713/
Cliance712/
Clamcey712/
Clonche712/
Clainscech711/
Claince711/
Cleance711/
Chillanche711/
Clancee711/
Cloncey710/
Claunce710/
Clancie710/
Clannce710/
Clancer710/
Clanzey710/
Klanchai67217/
Klancher67111/
Clancier6747/
Clancett6725/
Klanchui679/
Klantchi670/

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