Explore the Family Name Glancy

The meaning of Glancy

Irish (Roscommon and Leitrim): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mag Fhlannchaidh ‘son of Flannchadh’ (see Clancy).

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How common is the last name Glancy in the United States?

Popularity: Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Glancy was ranked 14,581 in popularity in 2000 and slipped to 15,615 by 2010, marking a decrease of 7.09%. The count of people with the surname changed minimally from 1,872 to 1,871 during the same period, experiencing a slight decline of 0.05%. Accordingly, the proportion of people named Glancy per 100,000 decreased by 8.7%, moving from 0.69 in 2000 to 0.63 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,581	#15,615	-7.09%
Count	1,872	1,871	-0.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.69	0.63	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Glancy

Ethnicity: The ethnicity distribution of the Glancy surname, as per the Decennial U.S. Census, indicates that in 2000, most individuals identified as White (95.30%), followed by those identifying as Two or More Races (1.60%), Hispanic (1.55%), and Asian/Pacific Islander (1.18%). No individuals identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native. By 2010, there were minor changes in the ethnic identity proportions. While the percentage of White individuals dipped slightly to 95.24%, the proportion of Hispanic individuals increased to 1.87%. Interestingly, those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native appeared in the census data for the first time, each making up 0.27% of the total. Meanwhile, the percentage of Asian/Pacific Islanders dropped significantly by 45.76%, and the proportion of those claiming two or more races rose slightly to 1.71%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.3%	95.24%	-0.06%
Hispanic	1.55%	1.87%	20.65%
Two or More Races	1.6%	1.71%	6.88%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.18%	0.64%	-45.76%
Black	0%	0.27%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.27%	0%