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There are approximately 203 people named Nance in the UK. That makes it the 14,714th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 3 are named Nance.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Nance surname in historical dictionaries

(origin: Local) From Nance or Nancy, a city of France, capital of the department of Meurthe, and signifies a valley; nans or nantz, in the Cornish British, is a plain, a dale, a level.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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