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:
People
Given name
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Clancy Barone (born 1963), American football coach
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Clancy Brown (born 1959), American actor
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Clancy Carlile (1930–1998), American novelist and screenwriter
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Clancy Chassay (born 1980), English journalist
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Clancy Cooper (1906–1975), American actor
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Clancy Eccles (1940–2005), Jamaican reggae singer
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Clancy Edwards (born 1955), American track and field sprinter
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Clancy Fernando (1938–1992), Sri Lankan admiral
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Clancy Hayes (1908–1972), American jazz singer and banjo player
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Clancy Imislund (died 2020) an influential figure in the Alcoholics Anonymous community and managing director of the Midnight Mission in Los Angeles
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Clancy Martin (born 1967), Canadian philosopher, novelist and essayist
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Clancy Newman (born 1977), American cellist and composer
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Clancy O'Connor (born 1982), American actor
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Clancy Pendergast (born 1967), American football coach
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Clancy Rudeforth (born 1983), Australian rules footballer
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Clancy Sigal (1926–2017), American writer
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Clancy Smyres (1922–2007), American baseball player
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Clancy Williams (1942–1986), American football player
Surname
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Abbey Clancy (born 1986), English model and television personality
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Aislinn Clancy (born 1979), Canadian politician
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Al Clancy (1888–1951), American baseball player
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Aoibheann Clancy (born 2003), Irish footballer
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Bill Clancy (1879–1948), American baseball player
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Bobby Clancy (1927–2002), Irish folk musician, one of the Clancy Brothers
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Boetius Clancy (died 1598), Irish Member of Parliament and High Sheriff
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Bud Clancy (1900–1968), American baseball player
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Carl Stearns Clancy (1890–1971), American long-distance motorcycle rider, film director and producer, credited with the first motorcycle circumnavigation of the world
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Claire Clancy (born 1958), former Chief Executive and Clerk to the National Assembly for Wales, and first woman to be Registrar of Companies for England and Wales
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Conor Clancy (Clare hurler) (born 1971), Irish hurler
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Conor Clancy (Offaly hurler) (born 1993), Irish hurler
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Cummin Clancy (1922–2013), Irish discus thrower
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Daniel J. Clancy (born 1964), American computer scientist
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Dave Clancy (born 1978), British ice hockey goaltender
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Dean Clancy (born 2001), Irish boxer
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Donald D. Clancy (1921–2007), American politician
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Ed or Edward Clancy (disambiguation)
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Finbarr Clancy (born 1970), Irish folk singer and musician, member of the High Kings
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Frank Willey Clancy (1852–1928), American lawyer and politician
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George Clancy (politician) (1881–1921), Irish teacher and politician
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George Clancy (rugby union) (born 1977), Irish rugby union referee
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Gil Clancy (1922–2011), American boxing trainer and commentator
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Gordon Drummond Clancy (1912–1996), Canadian politician
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Jack Clancy (born 1944), American football player
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Jack Clancy (Australian footballer) (1934–2014), Australian rules footballer
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James Clancy (disambiguation)
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Jim Clancy (baseball player) (1955–2025), American baseball pitcher
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Jim Clancy (journalist) (born 1955), American broadcast journalist
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Joe Clancy (born 1990), American football player and college coach
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John Clancy (disambiguation)
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Jonathan Clancy (born 1986), Irish hurler
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Joseph Clancy (disambiguation)
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J. J. Clancy (North Dublin MP) (1847–1928), Irish member of the British Parliament
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J. J. Clancy (Sinn Féin politician) (1891–1932)
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Kendrick Clancy (born 1978), American football player
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Kevin Clancy (born 1983), Scottish football referee
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Kevin Clancy (Royal Mint), British numismatist
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King Clancy (1902–1986), Canadian ice hockey defenceman, referee, coach and executive
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Laurence Clancy (1929–2014), British aerodynamicist, academic and author
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Liam Clancy (1935–2009), Irish folk musician, one of the Clancy Brothers
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Martin Clancy () Irish musician and songwriter and writer about artificial intelligence's impact on the arts
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Mary Clancy (born 1948), Canadian politician
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Matthew Clancy (born 1982), Irish retired Gaelic footballer
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Michael Clancy (1949–2010), Governor and Commander-in-Chief of St. Helena and Dependencies, husband of Claire Clancy
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Michael Martin Clancy (1868–1931), Irish Catholic priest in Australia
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Mike Clancy (1924–1988), American professional wrestler
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Mike Clancy (trade unionist), British trad unionist, General Secretary of Prospect (2012–present)
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Nadia Clancy (born 1986), Australian politician
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Natalie Clancy, Canadian journalist
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Paddy Clancy (1922–1998), Irish folk musician, one of the Clancy Brothers
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Pádraig Clancy (born 1980), Irish Gaelic footballer
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Pat Clancy (trade unionist) (1919–1987), Australian trade unionist and communist
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Patrick Clancy (Irish politician) (1877–1947)
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Patty Clancy, 21st century American politician
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Paulette Clancy, British physicist
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Pauric Clancy, Irish Gaelic football player
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Peadar Clancy (1888–1920), member of the Irish Republican Army
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Robert H. Clancy (1882–1962), American politician
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Robert Clancy (doctor), Australian clinical immunologist
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Ryan Clancy (born 1977), American politician
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Sam Clancy (born 1958), American football and basketball player
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Sam Clancy Jr. (born 1980), American basketball assistant coach and former player, son of the above
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Sean Clancy (disambiguation)
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Stephen Clancy (born 1992), Irish racing cyclist
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Susan Clancy, American clinical psychologist
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T. Frank Clancy (1871–1936), American politician and businessman
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Taliqua Clancy (born 1992), Australian beach volleyball player
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Terry Clancy (born 1943), Canadian ice hockey player, son of King Clancy
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Tom or Thomas Clancy (disambiguation)
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Tim Clancy (born 1984), Irish football manager and former player
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Tyler Clancy (born 1997), American politician
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William Clancy (1802–1847), Irish missionary
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Willie Clancy (musician) (1918–1973), Irish Uilleann pipes player
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Willie Clancy (hurler) (1906–1967), Irish hurler
Fictional characters
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Kanuka Clancy, one of the main characters on the anime series Mobile Police Patlabor
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Chief Clancy Wiggum, on The Simpsons
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Clancy Freeman, a recurring character in Blue Heelers
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Clancy, the protagonist in the band Twenty One Pilots' 4th—8th concept albums ( Blurryface, Trench, Scaled and Icy, Clancy and Breach)
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Clancy of the Overflow, the titular character of a Banjo Paterson poem, possibly based on Australian drover Thomas Gerald Clancy
See also
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Senator Clancy (disambiguation)
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Clancey