How common is the surname Darcy?

4,876 people in the United States had the surname Darcy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 63,319 Americans. It ranked 6,894th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Darcy?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Darcy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Darcy?

James D'Arcy, British actor, followed by Alexander D'Arcy.

Where is the surname Darcy most common?

Wikidata records people named Darcy in the United States, the United Kingdom and Egypt and 1 other country.

How do you pronounce Darcy?

Darcy is /ˈdɑɹ.si/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Darcy getting more or less common?

More common. 4,645 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,876 in 2010, up 5.0%.

Is Darcy also a first name?

Yes. Darcy 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.

The surname Darcy

A French surname, carried by 4,876 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈdɑɹ.si/ 2 syllables Soundex D620 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Darcy is more common than 95.8% of them.

Origin

French origin

Originally from Bois-d'Arcy, Yvelines in Northern France. Related to archaic French ardre (“to burn, consume”).

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,876 people named Darcy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 63,319 Americans. That is up 5.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,645.

#6,894

rank among US surnames

4,876

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+5%

change since 2000 (was #6,709)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,887	Sattler	4,879	63,280
#6,888	Gloria	4,878	63,293
#6,892	Siu	4,877	63,306
#6,894	Welty	4,876	63,319
#6,896	Abramson	4,875	63,332

Who is named Darcy

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

92% of people named Darcy identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
Two or more races 2.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Darcys

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

James D'Arcy
British actor, born 1975
Alexander D'Arcy
Actor (1908–1996)
Georgine Darcy
American dancer and actress, 1931–2004
Sheila Darcy
American actress (1914–2004)
Nick D'Arcy
Australian swimmer, Olympic athlete, born 1987
Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness
British diplomat (1718-1778)
Oliver Hart
British-born American economist, born 1948

Notable Darcys come mostly from the United States (3), the United Kingdom (1) and Egypt (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Darcy

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Darcy has the Soundex code D620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D620.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Darcy come from?: Originally from Bois-d'Arcy, Yvelines in Northern France. Related to archaic French ardre (“to burn, consume”).
How common is the surname Darcy?: 4,876 people in the United States had the surname Darcy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 63,319 Americans. It ranked 6,894th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Darcy?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Darcy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Darcy?: James D'Arcy, British actor, followed by Alexander D'Arcy.
Where is the surname Darcy most common?: Wikidata records people named Darcy in the United States, the United Kingdom and Egypt and 1 other country.
How do you pronounce Darcy?: Darcy is /ˈdɑɹ.si/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Darcy getting more or less common?: More common. 4,645 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,876 in 2010, up 5.0%.
Is Darcy also a first name?: Yes. Darcy 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.