Darcy/d'Arcy (or Darci or Darcey), lit. "From Arcy (Yvelines)", "From the Fortress", or "Dark(-haired) One", is a surname from the Norman barony of d'Arcy, in what was once Normandy (a "French Viking" duchy/dukedom under the French King), but is now Northern France. Becoming very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England, while more popular as a surname, it does have some popularity as a given name. Derived given names include girls names like "Darcene".
People with this surname include:
Conyers Darcy (c. 1685–1758), British politician and courtier
Dame Darcy, American graphic artist, cartoonist, and musician
Emma Darcy, pseudonym of Australian husband and wife writers Frank and Wendy Brennan
Eamonn Darcy (born 1952), Irish golfer
Henry Darcy (1803–1858), French scientist who made several important contributions to hydraulics and hydrogeology and for whom the unit of permeability is named
John Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy de Knayth (1290–1347), English peer and Lord Justiciar of Ireland
Kevin Darcy, Australian ice hockey player
Les Darcy (1895–1917), Australian boxer
Luke Darcy (born 1975), former Australian rules footballer
Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness (1718–1778), British diplomat and politician
Elizabeth Darcy, Countess of Ormond (3 April 1332 – 24 March 1390)
Elizabeth Darcy, Countess of Rivers and Viscountess of Savage (1581 – 9 March 1650)
Elizabeth Darcy, nursemaid of then-infant Arthur, Prince of Wales (firstborn son of King Henry VII of England).
Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, Esquire, the male protagonist in Jane Austen's novel, Pride and Prejudice.
Elizabeth Darcy (née Bennet), the female protagonist in Jane Austen's novel, Pride and Prejudice.