How Many People Have the Last Name Yancy?

4,384

people had the surname Yancy in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 67,114 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#7,580

Tied with 1 other

Per 100,000 People

1.49

In 2010

Largest Group

53.7%

Black

Change Since 2000

−1%

−45 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Yancy (53.7%) are non-Hispanic Black. The next largest group, 39%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Black, Yancy ranks #204. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 41.5% to 39%.

White 39%
Black 53.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Two or more races 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino 3.2%

See the most common African American last names.

📈 Change Since 2000

Yancy fell from 4,429 people in 2000 to 4,384 in 2010 (down 1%), and its rank fell from #6,977 to #7,580.

20002010
People4,4294,384
Rank#6,977#7,580
Per 100,000 people1.641.49

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Yancy

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#7,578Urquhart4,385
#7,578Wideman4,385
#7,580Mars4,384
#7,580Yancy4,384
#7,582Borrero4,383
#7,582Vanhouten4,383
#7,584Wilfong4,382

👤 Yancy as a First Name

Yancy is a first name too: about 2,429 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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