Last Name PERCY

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Meaning	Local: Of Perci, a parish and canton near St. Lo, Normandy. William de Perci is set down as a tenant 'in capite' in Domesday in many counties, notably in York and Lincoln. Percy is one of the earliest examples of a local surname becoming a first name. Local: The renowned family of 'Percy,' of Northumberland, England, derived their name from Percy Forest, in the Province of Maen, Normandy, whence they came, which signifies a stony place, from 'pierre.' It may signify a hunting place, from 'pirsen,' Teutonic, to hunt; 'percer,' French, to penetrate, to force one's way.

Origin	English, Jewish, Irish, Haitian, Austrian, Belgian

Rank	7,631 (2000 US census)	5,808 (1990 US census)

Count	4,015 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

70.49%, or 2830 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
21.07%, or 846 total occurrences, as black,
0.85%, or 34 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
1.27%, or 51 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
2.09%, or 84 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
4.23%, or 170 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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