Clancy is used as a family name or surname in Ireland. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Clancy
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland
Meaning:

The son of Flannchadh meaning "ruddy warrior".

Variation of Glancy. The son of Flannchadh meaning "ruddy warrior".

An Irish clan tributary to the O'Brian.

How popular is Clancy?

Clancy is common in United States, Ireland, Australia, England, Canada, Scotland, Wales, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, South Africa.

Clancy is ranked 15252 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Clancy bearers increased by 4.06 per cent in 2010 US census to 12556 since 2000, the surname slipped by 127 spots and ranked at 2871. The last name was found in around 4 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 90.81 92.82
Black 4.59 4.06
Hispanic or Latino 2.05 1.16
Others 1.39 1.12
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.82 0.5
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.33 0.34
Clancy is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Ireland lie ahead in terms of density. Around 36529 people have been found who wears Clancy as their family name. Clancy is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Clancy:
2,588 United States17,656
Countries with thousands of Clancy:
143 Ireland5,808
729 Australia5,332
2,132 England3,858
2,626 Canada1,982
Countries with hundreds of Clancy:
1,778 Scotland387
1,291 Wales266
4,124 New Zealand193
1,618 Northern Ireland180
29,524 Saudi Arabia159
28,618 Argentina116
40,325 South Africa110
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
40,601 Spain40
231,790 Thailand37
134,833 Germany29
186,232 France27
53,972 Netherlands26
50,829 Papua New Guinea21
1,083 Jersey19
67,452 Malaysia18
492,263 India16
45,338 Sweden16
23,583 United Arab Emirates16
48,124 Slovakia15
280,662 Brazil14
66,436 Belgium14
26,891 Qatar12
45,659 Japan11
49,719 Switzerland11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
741 Gibraltar10
41,629 Norway10
1,005 Bermuda10
520,071 Indonesia7
2,387 Isle of Man7
2,565 Belize7
53,861 Mexico6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

John Clancy was 25 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on May 11, 1846. He lived in Ireland where he worked as workman and took Georgia from Liverpool. Workman Terence Clancy, Michael Clancy (34) , Mary Clancy, aged 18, Farmer Cornelius Clancy, Pat Clancy, aged 20, 27 years old Thomas Clancy, Bridget Clancy (20) Immigrant, 20 years old Jas. Clancy, and 297 other Clancy around 58.9% of whom were workman while others worked as farmer and house maid, tailoress, servant, spinster migrated to US.

From Germany

U-Miss Clancy was 28 years old when she migrated to USA on September 13, 1882. She lived in France where she worked as farmer and took Canada from Havre.

Clancy Namesakes

  • Gil Clancy, Hall of Fame boxing trainer and one of the most noted boxing commentators of the 1980s and 1990s
  • Michael Clancy, was Chief Secretary from 1997 to 2000
  • Claire Clancy, DCB was Chief Executive and Clerk to the National Assembly for Wales
  • Frank Willey Clancy, was Attorney General of New Mexico
  • Robert H. Clancy, politician from the U.S. state of Michigan
  • Seán Clancy, (7 July 1901{{cite web
  • Padraig Clancy, Gaelic footballer from County Laois
  • Susan Clancy, cognitive psychologist and Associate professor
  • Tom Clancy, Thomas Leo Clancy Jr
  • King Clancy, Canadian professional ice hockey player, referee
  • Paddy Clancy, Irish folk singer best known as a member of the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
  • Liam Clancy, Irish folk singer and actor from Carrick-on-Suir
  • Patty Clancy, former Republican member of the Ohio General Assembly
  • Donald D. Clancy, Republican member of the United States House of Representatives
  • John Michael Clancy, United States Representative from New York
  • Sam Clancy, former defensive end
  • Kendrick Clancy, former American football defensive tackle
  • Makem and Clancy, Irish folk duo popular in the 1970s and 1980s
  • Mary Clancy, lawyer
  • Al Clancy, Major League Baseball player
  • Abbey Clancy, English lingerie and catwalk model and television personality
  • Sean Clancy, English footballer
  • Ed Clancy, English professional track and road bicycle racer
  • Bobby Clancy, Irish singer and musician best known as a member of The Clancy Brothers
  • Terry Clancy, retired professional ice hockey player
  • John R. Clancy, inventor, businessman
  • Bud Clancy, American professional baseball first baseman

Clancy Namesakes

  • Gil Clancy, Hall of Fame boxing trainer and one of the most noted boxing commentators of the 1980s and 1990s
  • Michael Clancy, was Chief Secretary from 1997 to 2000
  • Claire Clancy, DCB was Chief Executive and Clerk to the National Assembly for Wales
  • Frank Willey Clancy, was Attorney General of New Mexico
  • Robert H. Clancy, politician from the U.S. state of Michigan
  • Seán Clancy, (7 July 1901{{cite web
  • Padraig Clancy, Gaelic footballer from County Laois
  • Susan Clancy, cognitive psychologist and Associate professor
  • Tom Clancy, Thomas Leo Clancy Jr
  • King Clancy, Canadian professional ice hockey player, referee
  • Paddy Clancy, Irish folk singer best known as a member of the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
  • Liam Clancy, Irish folk singer and actor from Carrick-on-Suir
  • Patty Clancy, former Republican member of the Ohio General Assembly
  • Donald D. Clancy, Republican member of the United States House of Representatives
  • John Michael Clancy, United States Representative from New York
  • Sam Clancy, former defensive end
  • Kendrick Clancy, former American football defensive tackle
  • Makem and Clancy, Irish folk duo popular in the 1970s and 1980s
  • Mary Clancy, lawyer
  • Al Clancy, Major League Baseball player
  • Abbey Clancy, English lingerie and catwalk model and television personality
  • Sean Clancy, English footballer
  • Ed Clancy, English professional track and road bicycle racer
  • Bobby Clancy, Irish singer and musician best known as a member of The Clancy Brothers
  • Terry Clancy, retired professional ice hockey player
  • John R. Clancy, inventor, businessman
  • Bud Clancy, American professional baseball first baseman

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