How rare is the last name Clancy?

11,969 people in the United States have the last name Clancy, about 1 in 24,973. It ranks #2,942 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

CLANCY

#2,942

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
11,969
About
1 in 24,973
This common or more
52.3%
Who bears it

Of the 11,969 people with the last name Clancy, 88.9% reported their origin as White, 3.7% as Black and 3.1% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Clancy

#2,939 Orlando · 11,976#2,941 Osullivan · 11,971#2,943 Longo · 11,964#2,944 Samson · 11,963

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Clancy, most common first.

#30,686 Clancey · 813#52,367 Clincy · 428#78,395 Clance · 263

Also a first name

As a first name, Clancy ranks #9,006 of 53,615, with 1,573 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2024, with 50 births. See Clancy as a first name

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