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

The surname Darcey is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Darcey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 259,470th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,810,261 people. The surname Darcey occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Darcey live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 114,460th most numerous forename internationally, held by 3,779 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 1,024 people, or 1 in 353,964. In The United States Darcey is most prevalent in: Louisiana, where 19 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and Maryland, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States Darcey exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 15 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.

Darcey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Darcey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Darcey surname expanded 485 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 39 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 86 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 39 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Darcey Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Darcey last name are 10.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.08% registered to vote for the 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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