as a First Name
Transferred use of the English and Irish surname, originally a Norman baronial name (d'Arcy) borne by a family who came from Arcy in northern France. The surname was well established in north central England from the Middle Ages onwards, and various gentry families used it as a male given name from the late 1500s. It has always had a somewhat aristocratic flavour, which has added to its popularity as a first name. It is the surname of the hero of Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice (1813). Its use as a girl's name, often spelled Darcey—as in the case of the British ballerina Darcey Bussell (b. 1969)—is more recent and is now predominant.
| 1,097th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 28,318
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- North Dakota
- has the most people named Darcy per capita
- 1971
- marked the height of its popularity
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