Dancey Surname

201,760th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,066 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

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.

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Dancey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6681:542,60344,940
Canada4261:86,4929,570
England4041:137,91613,469
Australia2871:94,06210,731
Wales961:32,2353,244
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
Ireland341:138,4986,546
Iran301:2,559,41782,750
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
France31:22,140,907385,998
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland401:110,7476,785
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3191:76,4128,322
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1221:411,62930,405

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A form of the English Dauntsey in use in Co.

Cavan

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

1. A corruption of Dantsey, or Dauntsey, a parish in Wiltshire. 2. Dance, a place in the department of Orne, in Normandy.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Dancey Last Name Facts

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

Dancey occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Dancey.

How Common Is The Last Name Dancey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 201,760th most common last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,527,370 people. The last name Dancey is primarily found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Dancey reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 25 people.

The last name Dancey is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 668 people, or 1 in 542,603. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 11 percent are found, Michigan, where 10 percent are found and Illinois, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 21 percent are found and England, where 20 percent are found.

Dancey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dancey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dancey last name increased 548 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 127 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 15 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dancey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Dancey last name is chiefly Anglican (70%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dancey surname are 3.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.33% being registered with the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dauncey92986/
D'Ancey928/
Danncey921/
Danchey920/
Dantcey920/
Dance9112,900/
Dancy917,318/
D'Auncey8613/
Daunchey860/
Dancer835,410/
Dansey83974/
Danzey83675/
Dancea83628/
Dances83298/
Dancet83271/
Dankey83197/
Dancie83129/
Deance8389/
Danche8387/
Daunce8365/
Dancke8359/
Dancoe8345/
Dangey8323/
Dancyt8318/
Doncey8313/
Danceh836/
Dancay833/
Danchy832/
Dhance832/
Dancee832/
Dancez831/
Dancsy831/
Dancep831/
Dauncy830/
Deancy830/
Danciy830/
Danchie77386/
Dahncke77261/
Dangcay77117/
Danchet77113/
Dhansey7768/
Dainche7759/
Donchey7743/
Danches7733/
Dancesh7732/
Dhankey7728/
Dhanciy7727/
Dahnjey7726/
Dandgey7722/
Deancer7721/
Dantche7719/
Datince7718/
Dangche7714/
Dancheu7714/
Dancher7712/
Danchez7711/
Dangeya776/
Dantsey776/
Dankeya775/
Danchyt773/
Dancier773/
Damchey772/
Dansces772/
Dangkey772/
Dancerr771/
Daunsey771/
Dhanche771/
Danceer771/
Danchay771/
Danssey771/
Danhche771/
Dauncay771/
Dandjey771/
Dankeyu771/
Danscer771/
Danscoy770/
Dainsey770/
Donckey770/
Dange7363,874/
Danca738,025/
Danci735,771/
Danse734,402/
Danke733,853/
Danzy731,277/
Danze73941/
Danje73334/
Dancă73256/
Donce73127/
Dansy7372/
Danky7326/
Dançe7311/
Danče7310/
Dancé7310/
Doncy738/
Damce731/
Dancè731/
Daineche71209/
Daungcay71153/
Danscher7141/
Danchetz7121/
Danchych718/
Dhainche714/
Dantchez711/
Dasences711/
Dassince711/
Dontchey711/
Damncheh711/
Danchaya711/
Dgantche711/
Deanchay711/
Danchyts711/
Dandge6725,180/
Danger678,874/
Dankyi677,361/
Dhanci675,187/
Danzer674,088/
Dansie673,798/
Dhanke672,856/
Dhange672,460/
Dahnke671,610/
Danser671,271/
Danque671,249/
Dhanse67940/
Doncea67787/
Dangca67637/
Danchi67609/
Dancha67582/
Dantse67577/
Donche67538/
Daunge67449/
Damchy67409/
Danset67360/
Dancsi67313/
D'Anca67207/
Dancis67200/
Dancsa67199/
Danzie67197/
Danczi67193/
Doncer67190/
Dankie67155/
Dancau67125/
Dancza67117/
Daanje67114/
Dhanje67108/
Dounce6797/
Danjoy6792/
Dongey6792/
Dansay6778/
Daunke6777/
Donzey6766/
Danjee6762/
Danzoy6754/
Dankeu6754/
Danges6748/
Dangie6748/
Daange6740/
Donkey6738/
Dantscher6737/
D'Ange6732/
Doncoy6731/
Dandje6730/
Dangke6727/
Dangez6724/
Damsey6722/
Dangee6722/
Danses6718/
Danseh6717/
Dankay6716/
Dancas6716/
Doncet6715/
Danscheid6715/
Danget6714/
Dainge6714/
Danjeh6714/
Dansse6713/
Deanke6713/
Dantje6711/
Damcke6711/
Dansue6711/
Danjeu6710/
Doncay6710/
Dhanky679/
Deansy679/
Danjei679/
Dannge678/
Dascencze678/
Ddanze678/
Danjep678/
Deanxy677/
Dancia677/
Dankye677/
Danzet677/
Dangep677/
Dansoy677/
Dancai677/
Dhansy676/
Dhanjy675/
Dansee675/
Dancou675/
Damkey674/
D'Anci674/
Danjay674/
Dannke674/
Danshe674/
Dansed674/
Donces674/
Dankoy674/
Damcet673/
Dainje673/
Danjer673/
Deange673/
Donceu673/
Dandze673/
Doncej673/
Ddanje672/
Deanzy672/
Dancka672/
Dankee672/
Dankei672/
Deanca672/
Doncez672/
Donsey672/
Danzes672/
Daunse672/
Dansoe672/
Damche672/
Dankeh672/
Dansez672/
Danzue672/
Donchy672/
Danseu672/
Dangea672/
Doncep672/
Dantze671/
Hdange671/
Damcoy671/
Dainzy671/
Dancaz671/
Danged671/
Danjyi671/
Danshy671/
Danszy671/
Donceh671/
Doncky671/
Doncoe671/
Doonce671/
Danzee671/
Dankyo671/
Dankue671/
Doncei671/
Doncke671/
Deanci671/
Deanze671/
Danzay671/
Danzea671/
Danzeu671/
Dančej671/
Dangej671/
Dantchiya671/
Danjea671/
Dankoe671/
Dannca671/
Damcez671/
Danché671/
Doncee671/
Danqie671/
Dansae671/
Dhanze671/
Daanse671/
Dancat671/
Dannse670/
Dahnky670/
Danhke670/

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