Glancey Surname

381,790th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 933 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Glancey Surname Definition:

(Irish) The son of Flannchadh (ruddy warrior).

Glancey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5361:676,22953,846
England1871:297,95822,741
Scotland1121:47,8024,201
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland241:184,5789,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1291:29,0172,526
England751:325,00521,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2481:202,49517,559

Glancey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) The son of Flannchadh (ruddy warrior).

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

Glancey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Glancey occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Glancey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Glancey is the 381,790th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 7,810,875 people. Glancey is primarily found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Glancey live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Glancey is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 536 people, or 1 in 676,229. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 24 percent are found, New Jersey, where 9 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent are found and Scotland, where 12 percent are found.

Glancey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Glancey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 216 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 249 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 13 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Glancey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Glancey surname is principally Catholic (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Glancey last name are 23.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.93% registered with the political party.

The amount Glancey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.42% more than the national average, earning R 385,980 per year; in United States they earn 11.35% more than the national average, earning $48,048 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.29% more than the national average, earning $50,821 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glanncey930/
Glancy925,101/
Glance92724/
Glancer8626/
Glancie8614/
Glancys862/
Glankey861/
Glances861/
Glancet861/
Glanchy860/
Glansey860/
Glancies806/
Gillance802/
Glanchay801/
Glancier800/
Glanze77107/
Glange7715/
Glanse775/
Glansy773/
Glanzy772/
Glamcy771/
Gloncy770/
Glanke770/
Glonce770/
Gilliance756/
Gillancie751/
Glanzer712,212/
Glanger7178/
Glanker712/
Glonczy711/
Glanczi711/
Glanchi711/
Glenzey711/
Glomcey710/
Glansoe710/
Ghlangie67130/
Gellanje6721/
Glanshed6711/
Glankiye674/
Glainger674/
Glantser674/
Glangeia671/
Nglangca671/
Gillange671/
Gleanzer671/
Glanzier671/

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