How common is the surname Glancy?

1,871 people in the United States had the surname Glancy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 165,016 Americans. It ranked 15,615th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Glancy?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Glancy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Glancy?

Harry Glancy, American swimmer (1904–2002).

Where is the surname Glancy most common?

Wikidata records people named Glancy in the United States.

Is the surname Glancy getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,872 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,871 in 2010, down 0.1%.

The surname Glancy

An Irish surname, carried by 1,871 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G452

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Glancy is more common than 90.4% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Variant of Clancy.

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 1,871 people named Glancy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 165,016 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,872.

#15,615

rank among US surnames

1,871

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-0.1%

change since 2000 (was #14,581)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,606	Pines	1,873	164,840
#15,611	Giesler	1,872	164,928
#15,615	Stockstill	1,871	165,016

Who is named Glancy

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

95% of people named Glancy identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Glancys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Harry Glancy
American swimmer (1904–2002)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Glancy

Glanz

Glancy has the Soundex code G452, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G452.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Glancy come from?: Variant of Clancy.
How common is the surname Glancy?: 1,871 people in the United States had the surname Glancy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 165,016 Americans. It ranked 15,615th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Glancy?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Glancy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Glancy?: Harry Glancy, American swimmer (1904–2002).
Where is the surname Glancy most common?: Wikidata records people named Glancy in the United States.
Is the surname Glancy getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,872 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,871 in 2010, down 0.1%.