Clancy

Irish

"red-haired warrior"

Clancy Origin and Meaning

The name Clancy is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "red-haired warrior".

Clancy, one of the original crossover Irish surname names, is as energetic and appealing as ever — full of moxie, more distinctive than Casey, and also one of the less obvious of the red-headed names.

A literary namesake is Clancy Sigal, author of the autobiographical novel Going Away, and there is also the comical mid-century song, Clancy Lowered the Boom.

More common as a last name than a first, Clancy has gained fame via the Irish folk music group the Clancy Brothers, and one of the bestselling authors of all time, Tom Clancy, known for his espionage and techno thrillers.

Clancy Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1455 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Clancy

• 1455 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Clancy

• Clarence J. "Clancy" Brown III American actor
• Clancy Sigal American novelist
• Clancy Eccles Jamaican ska and reggae singer
• Clancy Martin Canadian philosopher
• Clarence Clifford "Clancy" Pendergast III American football coach
• Clancy Edwards American sprinter
• Tom Clancy American novelist
• Paddy Tom, Bobby, & Liam Clancy, Irish folksingers

The name Clancy in Pop Culture

• Clancy free,spirited subject of the poem "Clancy of the Overflow," by Banjo Patterson, an iconic Australian bush poet
• Clancy Lass George's dad on "Dead Like Me"
• Clancy Gray character in Alexandra Bracken's "The Darkest Minds" trilogy
• Clancy Wiggum police chief on Fox's "The Simpsons"
• Clancy Jarvis character in the game "Resident Evil 7"
• Clancy Crew character from Lauren Child's Ruby Redfort book series
• Jim Clancy Melinda's husband on CBS' "Ghost Whisperer"
• Clancy a fictional character created by band Twenty One Pilots, who attempts to escape a city called Dema.