Clancy

See also: clancy

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Clancey, Glancey, Glancy

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈklænsi/

Proper noun

Clancy (plural Clancys)

1. An English surname from Irish.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Clancy is the 2871^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12556 individuals. Clancy is most common among White (90.81%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Clancy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 341.