Dacy Surname

381,197th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 935 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Haiti

Dacy Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Southerner; South (West) Highlander [Irish and Gaelic deasach-deas, south + the pers. suff. -ach]

Dacy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7341:493,81341,636
Haiti1071:99,8504,829
Australia471:574,37741,856
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
France81:8,302,840321,660
Panama71:558,8949,437
China41:341,830,39216,990
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England31:18,572,686338,250
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:468,75726,382
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3431:146,41013,670

Dacy (1,570) may also be a first name.

Dacy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Southerner; South (West) Highlander [Irish and Gaelic deasach-deas, south + the pers. suff. -ach]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, French) One who came from the south; one who came from Acy, in France.

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

Dacy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dacy is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dacy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 381,197th most widespread surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 7,794,167 people. Dacy is predominantly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Dacy are found; 79 percent are found in North America and 79 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Dacy is also the 195,408th most widespread given name worldwide, held by 1,570 people.

The last name Dacy is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 734 people, or 1 in 493,813. In The United States Dacy is most common in: Texas, where 29 percent reside, California, where 15 percent reside and Illinois, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Haiti, where 11 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Dacy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dacy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dacy surname expanded 214 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dacy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Dacy last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dacy surname are 21.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.21% being registered to vote for the political party.

Dacy earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.14% more than the national average, earning $45,798 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dacey894,138/
Dacay891,269/
Deacy891,035/
Dachy89433/
Dacoy89245/
Dacuy89123/
Daicy8952/
Dascy8922/
Daucy894/
Daciy894/
Daycy891/
Dacyd891/
Dauchy802,538/
Datchy80115/
Deacey80100/
Deachy803/
Dachey803/
Dhaciy803/
Daucey801/
Dacytė801/
Dhaicy801/
Datcey801/
Darzcy801/
Dauccy801/
Daacey801/
Dachyo801/
D'Acey800/
Deacay800/
Deacoy800/
Daci756,866/
Daca753,074/
Dace752,759/
Dazy751,542/
Dasy75596/
Docy7539/
Dacj755/
Dhaicay734/
Datchay732/
Dacahiy731/
Dauchey731/
Dadchuy731/
Dachaya731/
Deascey730/
Dachi677,276/
Daşci675,775/
Daisy675,464/
Deasy674,522/
Dache672,457/
Dacer672,442/
Dassy671,822/
Dazey671,007/
Dochy67724/
Dauce67601/
Daaca67494/
Doucy67475/
Dhaca67453/
Docoy67387/
Daica67386/
Dóczy67349/
Daysa67332/
Dazhy67327/
Dasey67317/
Dacaj67311/
Dasoy67280/
Dacci67273/
Dhaci67272/
Doocy67254/
Doczy67245/
Dadci67218/
Daaci67184/
Dahci67158/
Dasay67155/
Daysi67142/
Dausy67141/
Dadsy67136/
Daizy67125/
Dayse67123/
Dosay67116/
Datca67103/
Daczi67102/
Dayce6798/
Doccy6769/
Dacie6760/
Daici6759/
Dacis6753/
Dazzy6749/
Dacep6747/
Dajci6746/
Dauci6745/
Dacet6744/
Dağci6742/
Dazoy6737/
Dauzy6735/
Deaca6729/
Dasci6729/
Dayzi6729/
Dacih6728/
Dasyo6728/
Dauca6727/
Dacip6726/
Daysy6726/
Dacej6725/
Dósay6725/
Daice6719/
Deace6717/
Dashy6717/
Daché6717/
Daceh6716/
Daces6716/
Dacai6716/
Dacui6715/
Daucé6713/
Dacsa6712/
Datsy6712/
Dhasy678/
Dasiy678/
Daszy678/
Dazay678/
Dauxy677/
Dayze677/
Dayca676/
Dahzy676/
Deaci676/
Deicy675/
Daixy675/
Dacid675/
Daciç675/
Docay674/
Dasuy674/
Deazy674/
Dajca674/
Docuy673/
Dasys672/
Dacit672/
Dağca672/
Dachsaya672/
Docey671/
Docye671/
Dachj671/
Daciz671/
Doscy671/
Dozcy671/
Dacce671/
Docsy671/
Datchaya671/
Dasyi671/
Dayzy671/
Daxxy671/
Dacaa671/
Dacza671/
Dachè671/
Dacse671/
Dacsi671/
Dozay671/
Datci671/
Dgaci671/
Daichych671/
D'ace670/
Daxey670/
Dociy670/
Dasce670/
Doxay670/
Dautchey670/

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