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Darsey/Dorsey
Darcey/D'Arcy
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Surname
Origins
Darcy
most commonly is an English place name of
Norman origin, with a fused preposition
de' attached to Arcy, a town in La Manche.
The man who originated in Arcy was
identified by his new neighbors by his
former place of residence.
When of Irish origin, Darcy is an
Anglicized form of the Gaelic O'
Dorchaidhe , which means "descendant
of the dark one," from the gaelic
word dorcha = dark, gloomy. However, there
are Darcy families in Ireland who are of
Norman descent, as the name was introduced
to the island early on, by Sir William
D'Arcy and Sir John D'Arcy (circa 1330).
Darcey , D'Arcy are variations of the
English form; O'Doroghie, O'Dorghie,
O'Dorchie, O'Dorcey, Darky are variations
of the Irish form.
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