Yancey

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Yancey (countable and uncountable, plural Yanceys)

  1. A surname.
  2. Ellipsis of Yancey County: a county of North Carolina, United States.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Yancey is the 2656th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 13566 individuals. Yancey is most common among White (63.94%) and Black/African American (30.72%) individuals.

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