Lancey is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Lancey
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Worn Switzerland and Haute-Savoie, the name is also written Lançay. This should be a place name, including name of a town in the Isere (La Combe-de-Lancey). E. Negro (see bibliography ) estimates that this name is formed on the Latin personal name Lancius. Consideration could also be a derivative of the old French "spear" (measure of land).

How popular is Lancey?

Lancey is ranked 358087 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Lanceies plummeted by 1.305483 per cent to 378 since 2000 and slipped by 3411 spots and ranked at 54530. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.53 90.6
Hispanic or Latino 3.17 1.31
Black 2.65 3.66
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.32 0
Lancey is a very rare family name, few people in United States and Wales have the last name. Around 776 people have been found who wears Lancey as their family name. Lancey have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
184,212 France3
82,478 South Africa2
17,575 Kuwait1
81,201 Switzerland1
1,704,541 India1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
98,676 Canada27
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
45,655 England86
39,090 Australia54
Countries with hundreds of Lancey:
55,670 United States466
2,864 Wales135

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Thomas Lancey was 23 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on December 17, 1849. He lived in Ireland where he worked as workman and took Queen Of The West from Liverpool. Ellen Lancey (16), Pat Lancey, are other Lancey that migrated to US.

Lancey Namesakes

  • James De Lancey, Justice
  • James De Lancey, Justice
  • James De Lancey, Justice
  • De Lancey Gill, Visual Artist
  • James De Lancey, Justice
  • James De Lancey, Justice

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