Yancy

American variation of Jansen, Dutch, Native American

"son of Jan; yankee"

Yancy Origin and Meaning

The name Yancy is a boy's name meaning "son of Jan; yankee".

Yancy has two separate American origins — first as the Native American term for "Yankee," and second as the Americanized variation of the common Dutch surname Jansen. Jan being the Dutch form of John, Yancy could work to honor anyone in your life with a John-related name.

Yancy Rank in US Top 1000

# 923 in the US

Famous People Named Yancy

• Yancy Grayson Gates American basketball player
• Yancy Medeiros American mixed martial artist
• Yancy Rozal de Ocampo Filipino basketball player
• Yancy Bailey Spencer III American surfer
• Yancy Victoria Butler American actress

Yancy in Pop Culture

• "Yancy Derringer " Western TV series and its main character
• Yancy Lydon character from TV series "American Gothic"
• Yancy Becket Diego Klattenhoff's character in "Pacific Rim"