Dancy Surname
Approximately 7,318 people bear this surname
Dancy 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 SurnameDancy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,611 | 1:54,827 | 6,538 |
| England | 282 | 1:197,582 | 17,327 |
| Canada | 186 | 1:198,095 | 19,415 |
| France | 62 | 1:1,071,334 | 116,831 |
| Australia | 30 | 1:899,857 | 54,700 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Northern Ireland | 15 | 1:123,002 | 7,073 |
| China | 14 | 1:97,665,826 | 5,141 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Haiti | 5 | 1:2,136,781 | 15,037 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 12 | 1:369,156 | 13,616 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 168 | 1:145,091 | 12,945 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,108 | 1:45,324 | 5,245 |
Dancy (1,117) may also be a first name.
Dancy 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]
1. A corruption of Dantsey, or Dauntsey, a parish in Wiltshire. 2. Dance, a place in the department of Orne, in Normandy.
From Anisy, near Caen. About 1042 Turstin de A. granted to St. Vigor, Cerisy, certain lands, with consent of Eudo, Ralph, and Ranulph, his sons (Mon. ii. 961). The Sire D’Anisy came to England at the Conquest (Wace, ii. verse 1355). William de A. occurs c. 1110 in the Winton Domesd. (536). William de A. of Wilts 1130 (Rot. Pip.). Richard de A. Hants 1165 (Liber Niger). Richard de Anesy was 13th cent. of Hereford (from whom the family of Dansey). The family long continued in Normandy (La Roque, i. 996,997).
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Dancy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dancy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dancy (Arabic: دنشى) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dancy? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 67,920th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 995,838 people. Dancy occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Dancy live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 238,581st most common first name on earth It is held by 1,117 people.
This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 6,611 people, or 1 in 54,827. In The United States Dancy is mostly found in: North Carolina, where 17 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States Dancy exists in 39 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.
Dancy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Dancy has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 597 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 168 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Dancy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Dancy surname is primarily Anglican (92%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Dancy last name are 0.030000000000001% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.26% being registered with the party.
The amount Dancy earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 17.89% less than the national average, earning $35,428 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.02% more than the national average, earning $61,618 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dancy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dancy in the Arabic language | ||
| دنشى | dnshy | - |
| دانسي | dansy | - |
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