Glancy Surname

93,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Glancy Surname Definition:

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

Glancy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7951:129,68113,680
England7211:77,2798,706
Scotland7061:7,5831,151
Ireland4381:10,7511,379
Australia1721:156,95216,457
Canada1241:297,14227,584
Northern Ireland381:48,5544,148
India361:21,307,372304,812
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Wales61:515,75523,171
Norway61:857,04855,549
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4041:10,9651,542
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2271:16,4901,776
England1311:186,07215,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7331:68,5117,435

Glancy (281) may also be a first name.

Glancy 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

Glancy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Glancy is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Glancy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glancy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Glancy is the 93,523rd most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,428,650 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Glancy reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 528,876th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 281 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 2,795 people, or 1 in 129,681. In The United States Glancy is most common in: Ohio, where 10 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Nevada, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent live and Scotland, where 14 percent live.

Glancy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Glancy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Glancy surname rose 381 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 550 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 311 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 108 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Glancy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Glancy last name is predominantly Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Glancy surname are 10.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.54% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Glancy earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 96.95% more than the national average, earning 681,615 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.3% more than the national average, earning $45,437 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.66% more than the national average, earning $54,980 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glancey92933/
Glancys922/
Glanchy920/
Glanchay861/
Glanncey860/
Glance83724/
Glansy833/
Glanzy832/
Glamcy831/
Gloncy830/
Glancer7726/
Glancie7714/
Glances771/
Glonczy771/
Glanczi771/
Glancet771/
Glanchi771/
Glansey770/
Glancies716/
Gillance712/
Glancier710/
Glanze67107/
Glanza6747/
Glonci6732/
Glange6715/
Gilliance676/
Glansi675/
Glanse675/
Glamzy672/
Glansa671/
Gillancie671/
Glonce670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Glancy
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