Yancy - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Yancy \ya(n)-cy\. Possibly an Indian word for "Englishman", giving us the word "Yankee". The name is also used to honor a Southern proslavery politician of the 19th century. Football player Yancey Thigpen.

Yancy has 3 variant forms: Yance, Yancey and Yantsey.

Baby names that sound like Yancy are Ince, Janos, Janse, Janus, Yannis and Yonas.

Yancy is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Yancy. Click here to compare Yancy with related baby names.