Ducey
English
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dubhghusa (“descendant of Dubhghus”), a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black”) + gus (“choice; vigor”).
Proper noun
Ducey (plural Duceys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ducey is the 24517th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1020 individuals. Ducey is most common among White (96.08%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ducey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 493.