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    The surname Clancy

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 12,556 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈklænsi/ 2 syllables Soundex C452 Also a first name

    Clancy: #2,871 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Clancy #2,871, 12,556 people Clancy: #2,871 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Clancy #2,871, 12,556 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Clancy is more common than 98.2% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhlannchaidh (“descendant of a person named Red Warrior”), from flann (“blood-red”).

    Clancy is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 12,556 people named Clancy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 24,589 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,066.

    #2,871
    rank among US surnames
    12,556
    people in 2010
    4.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.1%
    change since 2000 (was #2,744)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,868Guinn12,57724,548
    #2,869Will12,57524,552
    #2,870Muse12,57124,560
    #2,871Clancy12,55624,589

    Who is named Clancy

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    91% of people named Clancy identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 91%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 4.6%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Clancys

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Tom Clancy
      American author (1947–2013)
    • Edward Bede Clancy
      Australian archbishop (1923–2014)
    • Taliqua Clancy
      Australian beach volleyball player, born 1992

    Notable Clancys come mostly from Australia (2) and the United States (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Clancy

    Clancy has the Soundex code C452, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C452.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Clancy come from?
    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhlannchaidh (“descendant of a person named Red Warrior”), from flann (“blood-red”).
    How common is the surname Clancy?
    12,556 people in the United States had the surname Clancy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 24,589 Americans. It ranked 2,871st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Clancy?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Clancy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Clancy?
    Tom Clancy, American author (1947–2013), followed by Edward Bede Clancy.
    Where is the surname Clancy most common?
    Wikidata records people named Clancy in Australia and the United States.
    How do you pronounce Clancy?
    Clancy is /ˈklænsi/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Clancy?
    Clancy is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Clancy getting more or less common?
    More common. 12,066 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,556 in 2010, up 4.1%.
    What are other spellings of Clancy?
    Clancey, Glancey and Glancy.
    Is Clancy also a first name?
    Yes. Clancy is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.