Tercy Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Tercy Surname Definition:

For Torcy or Torchy; from the Norman fief and honour of Torcy.Both the “Sire de Torcy”and the “Seneschal de Torcy”appear in the list given in the annals of Normandy (published by Foxe) of “those that were at the Conquest of England:”the latter among the “Archers of Val de Real, and of Bretheul, and of many other places.

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Tercy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti901:118,7105,456
United States441:8,237,703362,142
France121:5,535,227269,324
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Tercy (208) may also be a first name.

Tercy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Torcy or Torchy; from the Norman fief and honour of Torcy.Both the “Sire de Torcy”and the “Seneschal de Torcy”appear in the list given in the annals of Normandy (published by Foxe) of “those that were at the Conquest of England:”the latter among the “Archers of Val de Real, and of Bretheul, and of many other places.” The De Torcys certainly continued in Normandy up to the end of the last century, and bore Quarterly of 4; 1 and 4, Gules; 2 and 3, Lozengy Or and Gules, a bend Or. Ithier de Torcy was a crusader. A Marquis de Torcy was one of the signatories of the Treaty of Utrecht; and one of the name, belonging to the Bailliage de Caen, was among the Norman nobles assembled in the Church of St. Stephen, at Caen, in 1789.

In England, Hugh de Torci, and his brother Hasletus, are found in Devonshire during the reign of Henry I. - Rotulus Magnus Pipæ. But I can find no further notice whatever of them in the county, and very little elsewhere.

Adam Tourcy gave one acre in Turner-riding to Selby Abbey. - Burton's Mon. Bbor. “In 10 Ric. II. a fine was levied between Eve, daughter of Harvis de Merlai, petent, and Ralph de Torcy, tenant, of forty acres of land in Hillington.”

— Blomfield's Norfolk.

The Battle Abbey Roll (1889) by Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Powlett

Tercy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tercy is most common in Haiti. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tercy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,391,595th most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. The last name Tercy is mostly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Tercy reside; 57 percent reside in Caribbean and 57 percent reside in Gallo-Caribbean. Tercy is also the 627,410th most common first name in the world, borne by 208 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Haiti, where it is borne by 90 people, or 1 in 118,710. In Haiti Tercy is most prevalent in: Ouest, where 96 percent reside and Sud-Est, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Haiti this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent reside and France, where 8 percent reside.

Tercy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tercy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tercy surname rose 550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tercy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tercy last name are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.78% registered with the political party.

Tercy earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.42% less than the national average, earning $42,969 USD per year.

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Terzy802,328/
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Terrcych770/
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Terchi731,462/
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Tercer7327/
Terzyi7311/
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Terces738/
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Terzys733/
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Terziy732/
Therci732/
Tercet732/
Teirce732/
Therzy731/
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Tercier67836/
Tergech67405/
Terzich67401/
Tersich6735/
Tercher6731/
Tershay6718/
Terschi6715/
Terchea677/
Terzych677/
Tercich674/
Tercett674/
Terchet672/
Thercoj671/
Tearche671/
Tierrce671/
Terjuoy671/
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