The Chancey surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,111 people carried this name — #8,055 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 71,900 people counted. That is up 8% from 3,804 in 2000.

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In print

Chancey in American newspapers,
1906–1910.

Newspaper page from The Wheatland World carrying the name Chancey
The Wheatland World 1908-04-17
Newspaper page from Santa Fe New Mexican carrying the name Chancey
Santa Fe New Mexican 1910-07-01
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Chancey
The Washington Times 1906-02-15

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 9,875 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Chancey in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1950s.

115 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Chancey. The most, 20, date from the 1910s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in South Australia, at 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 39
Victoria 25
South Australia 23
Queensland 11
Western Australia 11
Tasmania 5
ACT (Canberra) 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Chancey.

In the public record

People named Chancey,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States203 records

203 records of the Chancey name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 132
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 45
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 7
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 7
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 6
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Joseph M. Chancey

    Born 1917 in Mississippi. Enlisted 1945 at Camp Shelby; painter from Forrest County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1996, buried at New Hope Capt Ch Cemetery, Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Chancey

    Arrived at Boston in 1850 aboard the Adelaide Metcalf from Liverpool, aged 20; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Howard Harrell Chancey

    Born 1930; from Ariton, Alabama. U.S. Marine Corps; killed in action 1950 in Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 203 records for Chancey in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia11 records

11 records of the Chancey name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 7
  • Tasmanian Names Index 3
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Bridget Chancey

    Arrived in Victoria in 1869 aboard the Gresham, aged 16.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record John Chancey

    Left George Town in 1845 aboard the Timbo, bound for Adelaide.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Emily Chancey

    Of Tynong Nth, Victoria; died 1959.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Chancey in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

France4 records

4 records of the Chancey name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Raoul Gustave Chancey

    Born 1908 in Maisoncelles-la-Jourdan; died 1976 in Saint-Martin-des-Besaces (Calvados).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Victoria Anne Chancey

    Born 1907 in Maisoncelles-la-Jourdan (Calvados); died 1991 in Courcouronnes (Essonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marguerite Valentine Albertine Chancey

    Born 1906 in Maisoncelles-la-Jourdan (Calvados); died 1988 in Saint-Pois (Manche).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Chancey in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Chancey name in Canada Canadian Virtual War Memorial
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Wallace Wilbur Chancey

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

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