| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Irish |
| Meaning | "(son of the) red warrior" |
| Region of origin | Ireland |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Mac Fhlannchaidh |
Clancy is an Irish name coming from the Gaelic Mac Fhlannchaidh/Mac Fhlannchadha, meaning "Son of the red/ruddy warrior" (Mac being for sons, Ní Fhlannchaidh/Ní Fhlannchadha would be for daughters), or as a hypocorism for Clarence. The surname originated from two different families, one in Thomond and one in the present day County Leitrim.
Notable people with the name include:
As a first name
- Clancy Barone (born 1963), American football coach
- Clancy Brown (born 1959), American actor and comedian
- Clancy Chassay, English journalist
- Clancy Cooper (1906–1975), American actor
- Clancy Eccles (1940–2005), Jamaican reggae singer
- Clancy Edwards (born 1955), American track and field sprinter
- Clancy Fernando (1938–1992), Sri Lankan admiral
- Clancy Hayes (1908–1972), American singer
- Clancy O'Connor (born 1982), American actor
- Clancy Pendergast (born 1967), American football coach
- Clancy Rudeforth (born 1983), Australian rules footballer
- Clancy Sigal (1926–2017), American writer
- Clancy Smyres (1922–2007), American baseball player
- Clancy Williams (1942–1986), American footballer
- Clancy Dabbs (2010-present), future band director
As a last name
- Abigail Clancy, English model
- Al Clancy, American baseball player
- Bobby Clancy, Irish folk musician, one of the Clancy Brothers
- Boetius Clancy, Irish MP
- Claire Clancy, Chief Executive and Clerk to the National Assembly for Wales, and first woman to be Registrar of Companies for England and Wales
- Conor Clancy (Clare hurler) (born 1971), Irish hurler
- Conor Clancy (Offaly hurler) (born 1993), Irish hurler
- Cummin Clancy (1922–2013), Irish discus thrower
- Daniel J. Clancy, American computer scientist
- Dara Clancy, Irish musician, frontman of Soundstrand
- Dave Clancy, British ice hockey player
- Donald D. Clancy, American politician
- Edward Clancy (disambiguation), several people
- Finbarr Clancy, Irish folk musician, member of the High Kings
- Frank Willey Clancy, American lawyer and politician
- George Clancy (politician), Irish teacher and politician
- George Clancy (rugby union), Irish rugby union referee
- Gil Clancy (1922–2011), American boxing trainer and commentator
- Gordon Drummond Clancy, Canadian politician
- Jack Clancy, American football player
- James Clancy (disambiguation), several people
- Jim Clancy (baseball player), American baseball player
- Jim Clancy (journalist), American broadcast journalist
- Joe Clancy, American football player
- John Clancy (disambiguation), several people
- Joseph Clancy (Wisconsin), American politician
- J. J. Clancy (MP), Irish member of the British Parliament
- Kendrick Clancy, American football player
- Kevin Clancy, Scottish football referee
- Kevin Clancy (Royal Mint), British numismatist
- King Clancy, Canadian ice hockey defenceman
- Laurence Clancy, British aerodynamicist, academic and author
- Liam Clancy (1935–2009), Irish folk musician, one of the Clancy Brothers
- Mary Clancy (born 1948), Canadian politician
- Matthew Clancy, Irish Gaelic footballer
- Michael Clancy, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of St. Helena and Dependencies, husband of Claire Clancy
- Michael Martin Clancy, Irish catholic priest in Australia
- Natalie Clancy, Canadian journalist
- Patrick Clancy, Irish folk musician, one of the Clancy Brothers
- Patrick Clancy (Irish politician), Irish politician for Limerick
- Patty Clancy, American politician
- Pauric Clancy, Irish Gaelic football player
- Peadar Clancy, member of the Irish Republican Army
- Robert H. Clancy, American Representative from Michigan (1923–25, 1927–33)
- Professor Robert Clancy, Australian scientist
- Sam Clancy, American football and basketball player
- Sam Clancy Jr., American basketball player, son of the above
- Seán Clancy, member of the Irish Volunteers
- Sean Clancy (disambiguation), several people
- Susan Clancy, American psychologist and ufologist
- T. Frank Clancy, American politician
- Taliqua Clancy (born 1992), Australian beach volleyball player
- Thomas Owen Clancy, American historian
- Tim Clancy, Irish footballer
- Tom Clancy (1947–2013), American author
- Tom Clancy (singer), Irish folk musician, one of the Clancy Brothers
- William Clancy, Irish missionary
- Willie Clancy (musician), Irish Uilleann pipes player
- Willie Clancy (hurler), Irish hurler
Fictional characters
- Kanuka Clancy, one of the main characters from the anime series Mobile Police Patlabor
- Chief Wiggum, Clancy Wiggum, character on The Simpsons
- Clancy Freeman, a recurring character in Blue Heelers
- Clancy, the protagonist in band Twenty One Pilots' 4th-7th albums (Blurryface, Trench, Scaled and Icy, and Clancy)
- Clancy of the Overflow, the titular character in a Banjo Paterson poem, possibly based on Australian drover Thomas Gerald Clancy
- Clancy, a mythic Brawler in mobile video game Brawl Stars
See also
References
- Grenham, John (1994). The Little Book of Irish Clans. Dublin, Ireland: John Hinde. p. 15. ISBN 0-7858-0083-2.
- ^ "Mac Fhlannchadha - Irish Names and Surnames". www.libraryireland.com. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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