Darcey Surname

259,470th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,515 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Darcey Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Arcy.' Norman de Areci was a tenant-in-chief in Lincolnshire, temp. William I. The surname is Norman.

Osbert de Arcy, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roger de Arci, Lincolnshire, ibid.

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Darcey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0241:353,96431,669
Australia2251:119,98113,219
England1191:468,21930,572
France491:1,355,566135,191
Ireland271:174,4057,679
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1911:23,1932,577
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1951:125,00211,754
Scotland381:98,5064,956
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2111:238,00319,923

Darcey (3,779) may also be a first name.

Darcey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Arcy.' Norman de Areci was a tenant-in-chief in Lincolnshire, temp. William I. The surname is Norman.

Osbert de Arcy, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roger de Arci, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Thomas Darcy, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Norman Darcy, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Norman Darci, Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Henry Darci, Lincolnshire, ibid.

1525. Robert Darsey and Johanna Bassett: Marriage Lic (London).

1610. Married — Sir George Trencher, Knt., and Mrs. Penellopey Darsey: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1795. — John Darcy and Elizabeth Minisee: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Darcey Last Name Facts

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

Darcey is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Darcey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 259,470th most frequently used last name globally, held by around 1 in 4,810,261 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Darcey reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 114,460th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 3,779 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,024 people, or 1 in 353,964. In The United States Darcey is most numerous in: Louisiana, where 19 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Maryland, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States it is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 15 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.

Darcey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Darcey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 485 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 39 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 86 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 39 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Darcey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Darcey surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Darcey surname are 10.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.08% registered with the political party.

The amount Darcey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.7% more than the national average, earning $47,764 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.16% less than the national average, earning $48,611 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
D'arcey9253/
Darrcey920/
Dearcey920/
Darcy9117,796/
Darce911,795/
D'arcy837,985/
Darkey833,729/
Darche831,902/
Darsey831,342/
Dorcey83482/
Darchy83472/
Darcie83412/
Dearce83375/
Dargey83164/
Darcet83161/
Darces8351/
D'Arce8331/
Dearcy8313/
Darjey8313/
Darczy8310/
Darcee835/
Darcea833/
Darcei832/
Darced831/
Darcer831/
Darzcy831/
Dïarcy831/
Darsce831/
Darcez831/
Darcay831/
Darcky831/
Darcke830/
Darrce830/
Darchez77235/
Darquey77124/
Dharsey77120/
Darceus7773/
Darcque7767/
D'Arche7739/
Darcheh7739/
Darshey7727/
Darches7717/
Darcher7713/
Dhargey7712/
Daurces7711/
D'Archy775/
Darchei772/
Darchet772/
Darcier772/
Dharkey771/
Daarjey771/
D'Arcet771/
Darceia771/
Darchie771/
Dorckey771/
Dorscey771/
Darcejo771/
Darcies771/
Darsche771/
Dartche771/
Dartsey771/
Dairsey771/
Darkeye771/
Darchay771/
D'arsey770/
Dorchey770/
Dearchy770/
Darcker770/
Dorce7311,897/
Darge737,675/
Darke734,015/
Dorcy73860/
Darje73541/
Darca73470/
Darse73288/
Darsy73250/
Darci73240/
Darze73139/
Darky7364/
Darzy7361/
Darjy733/
Darcé731/
Dàrcy731/
Darcj731/
Darqe731/
Darchych71234/
Darchiya7154/
Darcheux7120/
Darchyts714/
D'Arcier713/
Daarcher711/
Dearcaya711/
Darchech711/
Darcques711/
D'Arcaya711/
D'Archer711/
D'Arches711/
Darkeyes711/
Darseyds710/
Dartcher710/
Dorsey6761,479/
Darjee6739,117/
Dorjey677,600/
Dargie676,286/
Darque672,013/
Dorchy67894/
Darger67804/
Darkeh67538/
Darcis67512/
Dharge67432/
Darsie67386/
Darcia67347/
Darzie67331/
Darget67318/
Darcha67316/
Dharse67304/
Dorche67257/
Darscheid67173/
Dorcea67170/
Dearca67159/
Darkay67133/
Dorcet67127/
D'Arca67126/
Dorkey67124/
Darchi67121/
Dourcy67120/
Darzee67114/
Darcas67112/
Dharke67108/
Darses6796/
Darquy6790/
Darges6786/
Darsee6781/
Darjay6780/
Darıca6763/
Darshe6762/
Daurge6758/
Darjes6755/
Dource6750/
Darcsi6747/
Darsay6744/
Dorzey6743/
D'Orcy6739/
Darkie6733/
Dargee6731/
Dharje6729/
Dairedzhy6724/
Darsse6722/
Darcaj6714/
Dorcee6712/
Darqeh6712/
Darjej6712/
Darseh679/
Darzes678/
Darcah678/
Dharsy675/
Dorcie675/
Dargea675/
Darjje675/
Darshy675/
Dargez674/
Darkei674/
Dargeh674/
Ddarge673/
Dearje673/
Darché673/
Darcip673/
Darkae673/
Darkee672/
Darzay672/
Dorgey672/
Dorcer672/
Dorceu672/
Dorcay671/
Doircy671/
Daarke671/
Daarse671/
D'Arge671/
Darkep671/
Darkiy671/
Darkye671/
Darqeu671/
Darrxe671/
Darsci671/
Darsei671/
Darsue671/
Dorces671/
Darsea671/
Darqee671/
Darzoe671/
Dorcky671/
Doirce671/
Dorced671/
Darcau671/
Darcou671/
Darset671/
Darjei671/
Darjer671/
D'Arci671/
Dharze671/
Dhorce671/
Darcit671/
Darqes671/
Darssy671/
Deirce670/
Dorxey670/
Deircy670/

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