Darcy Surname
Approximately 17,796 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameDarcy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,242 | 1:58,068 | 6,880 |
| Ireland | 3,101 | 1:1,519 | 304 |
| Australia | 2,897 | 1:9,319 | 1,394 |
| France | 1,591 | 1:41,749 | 5,245 |
| England | 1,430 | 1:38,964 | 5,048 |
| Yemen | 1,081 | 1:24,445 | 2,460 |
| Canada | 537 | 1:68,614 | 7,893 |
| Scotland | 111 | 1:48,233 | 4,226 |
| Brazil | 97 | 1:2,206,952 | 68,831 |
| Northern Ireland | 87 | 1:21,207 | 2,507 |
| Solomon Islands | 66 | 1:8,788 | 1,464 |
| Wales | 61 | 1:50,730 | 4,716 |
| Lebanon | 58 | 1:97,191 | 5,901 |
| Iraq | 52 | 1:673,493 | 9,953 |
| New Zealand | 37 | 1:122,387 | 15,192 |
| Thailand | 34 | 1:2,077,598 | 243,257 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Germany | 29 | 1:2,776,050 | 134,833 |
| Panama | 22 | 1:177,830 | 5,396 |
| Saint Lucia | 18 | 1:9,932 | 1,037 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| Palestine | 17 | 1:267,579 | 10,328 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Liberia | 16 | 1:275,533 | 16,331 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Ecuador | 6 | 1:2,650,974 | 26,148 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Nicaragua | 4 | 1:1,505,272 | 5,843 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Nauru | 1 | 1:11,879 | 452 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 765 | 1:31,863 | 4,225 |
| Scotland | 61 | 1:61,364 | 3,851 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 874 | 1:57,458 | 6,392 |
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.
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]
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
(French) One who came from Arcy (stronghold), in France.
From de Ardreci, D’Arcie. A tenant in chief, in the Domesday Book, (Lincolnshire).
A Norman name: from de Ardreci. Domesday Book, T.C. (Lincs.).
Darcy Demographics
Average Darcy Salary in
United States
$49,272 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Darcy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Darcy in the Arabic language | ||
| دارسي | darsy | - |
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