Delancy Surname

179,338th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,379 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Delancy Surname Definition:

(French.) Local. De Lancy, from the town of Lancy, in the province of Burgundy, France.

Delancy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2131:298,81227,597
Bahamas7421:528110
Turks and Caicos Islands3801:9019
Trinidad and Tobago341:40,1173,784
England31:18,572,686338,250
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3731:134,63512,812

Delancy (111) may also be a first name.

Delancy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French.) Local. De Lancy, from the town of Lancy, in the province of Burgundy, France.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Delancy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Delancy occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Delancy.

How Common Is The Last Name Delancy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Delancy is the 179,338th most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 3,063,281 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Delancy live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 890,531st most frequent forename worldwide. It is borne by 111 people.

The last name Delancy is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,213 people, or 1 in 298,812. In The United States it is most frequent in: Florida, where 27 percent reside, Georgia, where 6 percent reside and New York, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States it exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The Bahamas, where 31 percent reside and The Turks and Caicos Islands, where 16 percent reside.

Delancy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Delancy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Delancy last name expanded 325 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Delancy Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Delancy last name are 13.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.28% being registered with the party.

Delancy earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.54% less than the national average, earning $39,462 USD per year.

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