Searcy Surname

37,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,004 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Searcy Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Cerisy or Cercy, in France.

Searcy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,4651:26,9193,372
Australia2251:119,98113,219
Canada1581:233,20022,307
England1121:497,48331,781
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6121:31,1533,757

Searcy (422) may also be a first name.

Searcy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Cerisy or Cercy, in France.

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

From Cerisy, Normandy. The arms of Cercy are preserved by Robson.

The Norman People (1874)

Searcy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Searcy is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Searcy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Searcy is the 37,601st most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 520,390 people. Searcy is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Searcy are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 418,267th most commonly used given name at a global level It is held by 422 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 13,465 people, or 1 in 26,919. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 13 percent are found, Georgia, where 10 percent are found and North Carolina, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States Searcy is found in 26 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Searcy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Searcy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Searcy last name grew 835 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Searcy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Searcy last name are 15.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.66% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Searcy earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.94% less than the national average, earning $40,154 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.27% less than the national average, earning $47,564 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Searcey92471/
Scearcy92223/
Searchy926/
Searccy921/
Searrcy921/
Sgearcy921/
Seasrcy920/
Sarcy91395/
Sercy91273/
Scearcey860/
Scercy83202/
Sarcey83168/
Searsy8350/
Sercey8350/
Sercye8339/
Searce8332/
Sarcay8327/
Cearcy8326/
Sarchy837/
Seircy834/
Searzy833/
Sercay831/
Seercy830/
Scearce771,936/
Seyarci77159/
Searcie7757/
Serchay7714/
Searsey7712/
Sarchay779/
Searcei771/
Searcis771/
Searsay771/
Seearce771/
Serchey771/
Cearcey770/
Sarceys770/
Shercoy770/
Scearsy770/
Sarca732,686/
Sarce73929/
Sircy73901/
Serci73794/
Cercy73461/
Sersy73257/
Serce73237/
Sarci73136/
Serca7369/
Serzy7326/
Sarjy734/
Sarsy733/
Sarzy731/
Shearcer711/
Searcher710/
Sergey673,105/
Sarchi671,842/
Sarche67456/
Cearca67125/
Sercer67123/
Scerca67108/
Serchi6790/
Sarcea6760/
Sarces6757/
Serdce6744/
Zarchy6743/
Sircey6736/
Sierży6727/
Serjoy6725/
Sarcis6723/
Sarjoy6722/
Sarzay6721/
Sertce6718/
Sercis6716/
Cercey6715/
Serceh6713/
Sharci6712/
Siarca6710/
Sersey6710/
Shahrchay679/
Sarcer678/
Sharsy676/
Zerczy675/
Sierzy675/
Sarjay674/
Sarjey674/
Sherzy674/
Serche674/
Scerce673/
Szarca673/
Cearce672/
Searzi672/
Sourcy672/
Sarıcı672/
Sercet672/
Searse671/
Saarce671/
Sarxay671/
Shersy671/
Serzey671/
Serceu671/
Sercih671/
Sharjy671/
Sarsay671/
Sarcit671/
Saurce671/
Sertci671/
Zsarca671/
Sharzy671/
Sersay671/
Seargi671/
Sercai671/
Serces671/
Sharca671/
Seyrsy671/
Seurce670/
Syersy670/
Sercie670/
Searge670/
Sarzey670/
Shircy670/
Seerce670/
Seirce670/
Soerce670/
Sarxey670/

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Searcy Reference & Research

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Searcy
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