Talk:Darcy (surname)

There are several places called Arcy in Northern France, these Darcys could have originally been d'Arcy "from Arcy" or "of Arcy" ? There are several places called Darcy as well : Darcy, Picardy; Darcey (variant spelling), Burgondy; Saint-Clair-d'Arcey, Normandy, former Darcey (Old Norman variant forms Derchei, Darchai) and Dercé, which is the same. Gaulish place name Derciacum (personal Gaulish name Dercius + -acon). Which one gave its name to the English branch and when ? Nortmannus (talk) 16:16, 2 January 2018 (UTC)