Darcy Surname

30,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,796 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Darcy 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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Darcy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,2421:58,0686,880
Ireland3,1011:1,519304
Australia2,8971:9,3191,394
France1,5911:41,7495,245
England1,4301:38,9645,048
Yemen1,0811:24,4452,460
Canada5371:68,6147,893
Scotland1111:48,2334,226
Brazil971:2,206,95268,831
Northern Ireland871:21,2072,507
Solomon Islands661:8,7881,464
Wales611:50,7304,716
Lebanon581:97,1915,901
Iraq521:673,4939,953
New Zealand371:122,38715,192
Thailand341:2,077,598243,257
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Panama221:177,8305,396
Saint Lucia181:9,9321,037
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Palestine171:267,57910,328
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Liberia161:275,53316,331
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Qatar121:196,50026,891
India111:69,733,217610,955
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
China71:195,331,65210,124
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Nauru11:11,879452
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7651:31,8634,225
Scotland611:61,3643,851
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8741:57,4586,392

The alternate forms: Dàrcy (1) are calculated separately.

Darcy (93,072) may also be a first name.

Darcy 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

1 the French D'Arcy, D'Arcey, D’Arçay-Of Arcy, &c. [? from Latin arx, arcis, a stronghold] 2 used as a substitute for the Irish Dorchaidhe = Dark [Irish dorch, dark + the pers. suff. -aidhe]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Dorchaidhe One of the “Tribes of Galway”, also anglicized (O) Dorcey, the name of two septs in Mayo and Galway. Darcy families in Leinster are usually of Norman origin viz D’Arci. Bibl; IF 111 etc.; Map Gal (O’Dorcey), Meath (D’Arey); Plate VII

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(French) One who came from Arcy (stronghold), in France.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From de Ardreci, D’Arcie. A tenant in chief, in the Domesday Book, (Lincolnshire).

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

A Norman name: from de Ardreci. Domesday Book, T.C. (Lincs.).

British Family Names (1894) by Henry Barber

Darcy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Darcy (Arabic: دارسي) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Dàrcy. For other possible spellings of Darcy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Darcy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 30,038th most frequently used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 409,505 people. Darcy occurs mostly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Darcy are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 37 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 10,866th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 93,072 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 6,242 people, or 1 in 58,068. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 16 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 10 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 75 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 16 percent are found.

Darcy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Darcy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Darcy last name grew 714 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 182 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 3,050 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Darcy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Latin Catholic (89%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Darcy last name are 0.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.73% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Darcy earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 6.58% less than the national average, earning 323,320 kr per year; in United States they earn 14.19% more than the national average, earning $49,272 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.43% more than the national average, earning $51,387 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dàrcy931/
D'arcy917,985/
Darcey911,515/
Darchy91472/
Dearcy9113/
Darczy9110/
Darzcy911/
Dïarcy911/
Darcay911/
D'arcey8353/
D'Archy835/
Darchay831/
Darrcey830/
Dearcey830/
Dearchy830/
Darce801,795/
Dorcy80860/
Darca80470/
Darsy80250/
Darci80240/
Darzy8061/
Darjy803/
Darcé801/
Darcj801/
Darchych77234/
Darchyts774/
Darche731,902/
Darsey731,342/
Dorchy73894/
Darcis73512/
Dorcey73482/
Darcie73412/
Dearce73375/
Dargey73164/
Darcet73161/
Dearca73159/
D'Arca73126/
Darchi73121/
Dourcy73120/
Darjay7380/
Darces7351/
Darcsi7347/
Darsay7344/
D'Orcy7339/
D'Arce7331/
Darcaj7314/
Darjey7313/
Darcee735/
Dharsy735/
Darshy735/
Darcea733/
Darché733/
Darcip733/
Darzay732/
Darcei732/
Dorcay731/
Doircy731/
Darced731/
Darcer731/
Darsci731/
Darsce731/
Darcez731/
D'Arci731/
Darcit731/
Darssy731/
Deircy730/
Darrce730/
Darchis67473/
Darzhay67303/
Darchez67235/
Dharsey67120/
D'Archi6796/
Darsaya6753/
D'Arche6739/
Darcheh6739/
D'Arcis6727/
Darshey6727/
Darshay6724/
Darches6717/
Darcher6713/
Dhargey6712/
Daurces6711/
Darshiy675/
Darhchi674/
Darchei672/
Darchet672/
Dargich672/
D'Arsay672/
Darchit672/
Darcier672/
Dharjay671/
Dharsay671/
Daarjey671/
D'Arcet671/
Darchii671/
Darsiay671/
Dorscey671/
Darcies671/
Darsche671/
Darssay671/
Dartche671/
Dartchi671/
Dartsey671/
Dairsey671/
D'arsey670/
Dorchey670/

Darcy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Darcy in the Arabic language
دارسيdarsy-

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