Clancy
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See also: clancy
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhlannchaidh (“descendant of a person named Red Warrior”), from flann (“blood-red”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Clancy (plural Clancys)
- An English surname from Irish.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Clancy is the 2871st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12556 individuals. Clancy is most common among White (90.81%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Clancy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 341.