Dancey Surname
Approximately 2,066 people bear this surname
Dancey Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dauntsey,' a parish in the Diocese of Gloucester and Bristol—natural and inevitable corruptions.
Peter de Dauntesy, Berkshire, 1273.
Richard de Dauntesye, Wiltshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameDancey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 668 | 1:542,603 | 44,940 |
| Canada | 426 | 1:86,492 | 9,570 |
| England | 404 | 1:137,916 | 13,469 |
| Australia | 287 | 1:94,062 | 10,731 |
| Wales | 96 | 1:32,235 | 3,244 |
| South Africa | 53 | 1:1,022,221 | 62,590 |
| Ireland | 34 | 1:138,498 | 6,546 |
| Iran | 30 | 1:2,559,417 | 82,750 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 40 | 1:110,747 | 6,785 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 319 | 1:76,412 | 8,322 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 122 | 1:411,629 | 30,405 |
Dancey (25) may also be a first name.
Dancey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dauntsey,' a parish in the Diocese of Gloucester and Bristol—natural and inevitable corruptions.
Peter de Dauntesy, Berkshire, 1273.
Richard de Dauntesye, Wiltshire, ibid.
1539. Married — William Bower and Johane Dauncy: St. Antholin (London).
1542. Buried — Mistriss Dancy, wife of Alderman Dancy: ibid.
1606. Married — Thomas Dansie to Sarah Dansie: ibid.
(French) belonging to Dancy or Dancé (Normandy) =? Dantus’s Estate [-y or-é is the Latin Gaulish poss. suff. -ác-um] Dancy in the Dept. Eure-et-Loir was Danciac-um in A.D. 861.
(English) belonging to Dauntsey (Wilts), the Anglo-Saxon Domeccesíg = Domecc's (Dominic’s) Island or Riparian Land [Old English í(e)g]
A form of the English Dauntsey in use in Co.
Cavan
1. A corruption of Dantsey, or Dauntsey, a parish in Wiltshire. 2. Dance, a place in the department of Orne, in Normandy.
Dancey Demographics
Average Dancey Salary in
United States
$43,011 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dancey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dancey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dancey is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dancey? popularity and diffusion
Dancey is the 201,760th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 3,527,370 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Dancey reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Dancey is also the 2,136,160th most frequent first name globally, borne by 25 people.
The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 668 people, or 1 in 542,603. In The United States Dancey is most common in: California, where 11 percent are found, Michigan, where 10 percent are found and Illinois, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States Dancey occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 21 percent are found and England, where 20 percent are found.
Dancey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Dancey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dancey last name rose 548 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 127 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 15 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Dancey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Dancey surname is chiefly Anglican (70%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Dancey surname are 3.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.33% being registered with the party.
The amount Dancey earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 35.31% less than the national average, earning R 153,720 per year; in United States they earn 0.32% less than the national average, earning $43,011 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.11% less than the national average, earning $48,637 CAD per year.
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