Clancy

Clancy
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),^[1]^[2] or as a hypocorism for Clarence. The surname originated from two different families, one in Thomond and one in the present day County Leitrim.^[2]

Notable people with the name include:

People

Given name

Clancy Barone (born 1963), American football coach
Clancy Brown (born 1959), American actor
Clancy Carlile (1930–1998), American novelist and screenwriter
Clancy Chassay (born 1980), 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 jazz singer and banjo player
Clancy Imislund (died 2020) an influential figure in the Alcoholics Anonymous community and managing director of the Midnight Mission in Los Angeles
Clancy Martin (born 1967), Canadian philosopher, novelist and essayist
Clancy Newman (born 1977), American cellist and composer
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 football player

Surname

Abbey Clancy (born 1986), English model and television personality
Aislinn Clancy (born 1979), Canadian politician
Al Clancy (1888–1951), American baseball player
Aoibheann Clancy (born 2003), Irish footballer
Bill Clancy (1879–1948), American baseball player
Bobby Clancy (1927–2002), Irish folk musician, one of the Clancy Brothers
Boetius Clancy (died 1598), Irish Member of Parliament and High Sheriff
Bud Clancy (1900–1968), American baseball player
Carl Stearns Clancy (1890–1971), American long-distance motorcycle rider, film director and producer, credited with the first motorcycle circumnavigation of the world
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
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 (born 1964), American computer scientist
Dave Clancy (born 1978), British ice hockey goaltender
Dean Clancy (born 2001), Irish boxer
Donald D. Clancy (1921–2007), American politician
Ed or Edward Clancy (disambiguation)
Finbarr Clancy (born 1970), Irish folk singer and musician, member of the High Kings
Frank Willey Clancy (1852–1928), American lawyer and politician
George Clancy (politician) (1881–1921), Irish teacher and politician
George Clancy (rugby union) (born 1977), Irish rugby union referee
Gil Clancy (1922–2011), American boxing trainer and commentator
Gordon Drummond Clancy (1912–1996), Canadian politician
Jack Clancy (born 1944), American football player
Jack Clancy (Australian footballer) (1934–2014), Australian rules footballer
James Clancy (disambiguation)
Jim Clancy (baseball player) (1955–2025), American baseball pitcher
Jim Clancy (journalist) (born 1955), American broadcast journalist
Joe Clancy (born 1990), American football player and college coach
John Clancy (disambiguation)
Jonathan Clancy (born 1986), Irish hurler
Joseph Clancy (disambiguation)
J. J. Clancy (North Dublin MP) (1847–1928), Irish member of the British Parliament
J. J. Clancy (Sinn Féin politician) (1891–1932)
Kendrick Clancy (born 1978), American football player
Kevin Clancy (born 1983), Scottish football referee
Kevin Clancy (Royal Mint), British numismatist
King Clancy (1902–1986), Canadian ice hockey defenceman, referee, coach and executive
Laurence Clancy (1929–2014), British aerodynamicist, academic and author
Liam Clancy (1935–2009), Irish folk musician, one of the Clancy Brothers
Martin Clancy (fl. 1980s–present) Irish musician and songwriter and writer about artificial intelligence's impact on the arts
Mary Clancy (born 1948), Canadian politician
Matthew Clancy (born 1982), Irish retired Gaelic footballer
Michael Clancy (1949–2010), Governor and Commander-in-Chief of St. Helena and Dependencies, husband of Claire Clancy
Michael Martin Clancy (1868–1931), Irish Catholic priest in Australia
Mike Clancy (1924–1988), American professional wrestler
Mike Clancy (trade unionist), British trad unionist, General Secretary of Prospect (2012–present)
Nadia Clancy (born 1986), Australian politician
Natalie Clancy, Canadian journalist
Paddy Clancy (1922–1998), Irish folk musician, one of the Clancy Brothers
Pádraig Clancy (born 1980), Irish Gaelic footballer
Pat Clancy (trade unionist) (1919–1987), Australian trade unionist and communist
Patrick Clancy (Irish politician) (1877–1947)
Patty Clancy, 21st century American politician
Paulette Clancy, British physicist
Pauric Clancy, Irish Gaelic football player
Peadar Clancy (1888–1920), member of the Irish Republican Army
Robert H. Clancy (1882–1962), American politician
Robert Clancy (doctor), Australian clinical immunologist
Ryan Clancy (born 1977), American politician
Sam Clancy (born 1958), American football and basketball player
Sam Clancy Jr. (born 1980), American basketball assistant coach and former player, son of the above
Sean Clancy (disambiguation)
Stephen Clancy (born 1992), Irish racing cyclist
Susan Clancy, American clinical psychologist
T. Frank Clancy (1871–1936), American politician and businessman
Taliqua Clancy (born 1992), Australian beach volleyball player
Terry Clancy (born 1943), Canadian ice hockey player, son of King Clancy
Tom or Thomas Clancy (disambiguation)
Tim Clancy (born 1984), Irish football manager and former player
Tyler Clancy (born 1997), American politician
William Clancy (1802–1847), Irish missionary
Willie Clancy (musician) (1918–1973), Irish Uilleann pipes player
Willie Clancy (hurler) (1906–1967), Irish hurler

Fictional characters

Kanuka Clancy, one of the main characters on the anime series Mobile Police Patlabor
Chief Clancy Wiggum, on The Simpsons
Clancy Freeman, a recurring character in Blue Heelers
Clancy, the protagonist in the band Twenty One Pilots' 4th—8th concept albums (Blurryface, Trench, Scaled and Icy, Clancy and Breach)
Clancy of the Overflow, the titular character of a Banjo Paterson poem, possibly based on Australian drover Thomas Gerald Clancy

References

^ Grenham, John (1994). The Little Book of Irish Clans. Dublin, Ireland: John Hinde. p. 15. ISBN 0-7858-0083-2.
^ ^a ^b "Mac Fhlannchadha - Irish Names and Surnames". www.libraryireland.com. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

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[1] Grenham, John (1994). The Little Book of Irish Clans. Dublin, Ireland: John Hinde. p. 15. ISBN 0-7858-0083-2.

[auto-2] "Mac Fhlannchadha - Irish Names and Surnames". www.libraryireland.com. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

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