de Lancey Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

de Lancey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

de Lancey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:1,295,76958,667
United States311:11,692,224454,091
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Trinidad and Tobago191:71,7885,445
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

de Lancey Last Name Facts

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

de Lancey has its highest incidence in England. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Lancey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,620,164th most common surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. The last name de Lancey occurs mostly in The Americas, where 43 percent of de Lancey are found; 37 percent are found in Northern Europe and 35 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 1,295,769. In England it is primarily concentrated in: City of Bristol, where 33 percent reside, Somerset, where 21 percent reside and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 16 percent reside. Excluding England this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and South Africa, where 19 percent reside.

de Lancey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of de Lancey has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the de Lancey surname grew 239 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 107 percent between 1880 and 2014.

de Lancey Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Lancey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 38.24% more than the national average, earning R 328,500 per year; in United States they earn 32.24% more than the national average, earning $57,062 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.05% more than the national average, earning $68,586 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to de Lancey
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