The English surname Percy is of

Norman Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norm ...

origin, coming from

Normandy Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

, United Kingdom. It was from the

House of Percy A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air condit ...

, Norman lords of

Northumberland Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey. It is bordered by land on ...

, derives from the village of

Percy-en-Auge Percy-en-Auge (, literally ''Percy in Auge'') is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Mézidon Vallée d'Auge. It is the ancestral home of ...

. From there, it came into use as a given name. It is also a short form of the given name Percival,

Perseus In Greek mythology, Perseus (Help:IPA/English, /ˈpɜːrsiəs, -sjuːs/; Greek language, Greek: Περσεύς, Romanization of Greek, translit. Perseús) is the legendary founder of Mycenae and of the Perseid dynasty. He was, alongside Cadmus ...

, etc.

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Alf Percy Andrew Main Alfred Percy was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside left in the Scottish League for Leith Athletic, East Stirlingshire and Montrose. He also played in the Football League for Clapton Orient Leyton Orien ...

, Scottish footballer *

Algernon Percy (disambiguation) Algernon Percy may refer to: *Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland (1602–1668), English military leader *Algernon Percy, 1st Earl of Beverley (1750–1830), peer known as Lord Algernon Percy from 1766–86 *Hon. Algernon Percy (diplomat) ( ...

Charles H. Percy Charles Harting Percy (September 27, 1919 – September 17, 2011) was an American businessman and politician. He was president of the Bell & Howell Corporation from 1949 to 1964, and served as a Republican U.S. senator from Illinois from 1967 ...

(1919–2011), American businessman and politician * Eileen Percy (1900–1973), Irish-born American actress * George Percy (1580–1632), English explorer, author, and colonial governor *

Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, 4th Baron Percy, titular King of Mann, KG, Lord Marshal (10 November 134120 February 1408) was the son of Henry de Percy, 3rd Baron Percy, and a descendant of Henry III of England. His mother was Mar ...

(1341–1408), son of Henry de Percy, 3rd Baron Percy, and a descendant of Henry III of England *

Henry Percy (Hotspur) Sir Henry Percy (20 May 1364 – 21 July 1403), nicknamed Hotspur, was an English knight who fought in several campaigns against the Scots in the northern border and against the French during the Hundred Years' War. The nickname "Hots ...

(1364–1403), eldest son of Henry Percy * Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland (1742–1817), British lieutenant-general in the American Revolutionary War * James Gilbert Percy (1921–2015), American Marine officer, flying ace and Navy Cross recipient *

John Percy (disambiguation) John Percy may refer to: *John Percy (Jesuit) (1569–1641), English Jesuit priest and controversialist *John Percy (metallurgist) (1817–1889), English physician and metallurgist *John de Percy, MP for Coventry Coventry ( or ) is a City st ...

* LeRoy Percy (1860–1929), American planter and politician * Pierre-Francois Percy (1754–1825), French surgeon * Richard Percy (died 1648), English soldier * Samuel Percy (1750-1820) Irish-born wax-modeller of portraits * Thomas Percy (disambiguation) * Walker Percy (1916–1990), American author * William Percy (disambiguation)

Given name

* Percy Abercrombie (1884–1964), Australian football player * Percy Addleshaw (1866–1916), English barrister and writer * Percy Adlon (born 1935), German film and television director, writer, and producer * Percy Barnevik (born 1941), Swedish business executive * Percy Williams Bridgman (1882–1961), Nobel Prize winner in physics *

Percy Butler (disambiguation) Percy Butler may refer to: * Percy M. Butler (1912–2015), British zoologist and paleontologist * Percy Butler (American football) Percy Butler III (born May 29, 2000) is an American football safety for the Washington Commanders of the Nationa ...

, multiple people *

Percy Cherrett Percy Albert Mark Cherrett (12 September 1899 – 1984) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Portsmouth, Plymouth Argyle, Crystal Palace, Bristol City and Bournemouth & Boscombe. Life and caree ...

(1899–1984), English footballer * Percy Cox (1864–1937), British administrator and diplomat *

Percy Dawson (disambiguation) Percy Dawson may refer to: * Percy Dawson (baseball), American baseballer * Percy Dawson (footballer) (1890–1974), English footballer with Hearts and Blackburn * Percy Dawson (lawyer) (1865–1916), Australian lawyer {{hndis, Dawson, Per ...

Percy Dearmer Percival Dearmer (1867–1936) was an English priest and liturgist best known as the author of ''The Parson's Handbook'', a liturgical manual for Anglican clergy, and as editor of ''The English Hymnal''. A lifelong socialist, he was an early ad ...

(1867–1936), English priest and liturgical writer *

Percy Dickie Percy Dickie (11 December 1907 – 1987) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward or left half. He began his senior career at hometown club Aberdeen in 1929 but was unable to establish himself as a regular,

(1907–1987), Scottish footballer with Aberdeen, St Johnstone, Blackburn * Percy Edwards (1908–1996), English entertainer, ornithologist and animal impersonator *

Percy Faith Percy Faith (April 7, 1908 – February 9, 1976) was a Canadian-American bandleader, orchestrator, composer and conductor, known for his lush arrangements of pop and Christmas standards. He is often credited with popularizing the "easy listenin ...

(1908–1976), Canadian-born bandleader, orchestrator, composer and conductor *

Percy Fawcett Percy Harrison Fawcett (18 August 1867 during or after 1925) was a British geographer, artillery officer, cartographer, archaeologist, and explorer of South America. Fawcett disappeared in 1925 (along with his eldest son, Jack, and one of J ...

(1867–?), British soldier, archaeologist and explorer * Percy Fernando, Sri Lankan Sinhala army major general * Percy French (1854–1920), Irish songwriter, entertainer and painter * Percy Gardner (1846–1937), English classical archaeologist * Percy Grainger (1882–1961), Australian-born composer and pianist *

Percy Grant (Royal Navy officer) Admiral Sir Edmund Percy Fenwick George Grant, (23 September 1867 – 8 September 1952) was a Royal Navy officer who served as First Naval Member and Chief of the Australian Naval Staff from 1919 to 1921. Naval career Grant saw service in the ...

(1867–1952), Royal Navy admiral and Chief of Navy of the Royal Australian Navy *

Percy Stickney Grant Percy Stickney Grant (1860–1927) was an American Episcopal priest. Grant was born in Boston and was educated at Harvard University ( AB, 1883; AM, 1886) and at the Episcopal Theological School in Cambridge, Massachusetts ( BD, 1886). He was a c ...

(1860–1927), American Episcopal priest * Percy Harvin (born 1988), American football player * Percy Heath (1923–2005), American jazz bassist * Percy Helton (1894–1971), American actor *

Percy Herbert (disambiguation) Percy Herbert may refer to: * Percy Herbert (actor) (1920–1992), British film and television actor * Percy Herbert (bishop) (1885–1968), English bishop * Percy Herbert (cricketer) (1878-1958), English cricketer * Percy Herbert, 2nd Baron Powis ...

Percy Jones (disambiguation) Percy Jones may refer to: * Percy L. Jones (1875–1941), US Army Medical Corps officer * Percy Jones (rugby union) (1887–1969), Welsh international rugby player * Percy Mansell Jones (1889–1968), Welsh professor of French at Bangor and Manc ...

* Percy Hague Jowett (1882–1955), British artist and arts administrator * Percy Lavon Julian (1899–1975), American research chemist *

Percy William Justyne Percy William Justyne (1812 – 6 June 1883) was an English artist and book illustrator. Biography Justyne was the son of Percy and Anne Justyne, was born at Rochester in Kent in 1812. He was educated for the Royal Navy, and went on a surveyin ...

(1812–1883), English artist *

Percy Kachipande Safiel Percy Kachipande (born 16 February 1944) is a Malawian politician and former diplomat. Kachipande is a former civil servant and diplomat for Malawi diplomatic missions to Germany, US and South Africa. He was the deputy ambassador and la ...

(born 1944), Malawian diplomat * Percy Kilbride (1888–1964), American actor * Percy Lansdale (born 1928), Iraqi football player * Percy Lowe (1870–1948), English surgeon and ornithologist * Percy MacKaye (1875–1956), American dramatist and poet * Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa (born 1945), Prime Minister of Sri Lanka * Percy Marmont (1883–1977), English actor * Percy Metcalfe (1895–1970), English artist and currency designer * Percy Robert Miller, aka Master P, hip-hop artist and entrepreneur * Percy Romeo Miller (born 1989), aka Romeo Miller, hip-hop artist, college basketball player, entertainer and son of Percy Robert * Percy Montgomery (born 1974), South African rugby player * Percy Erskine Nobbs (1875–1964), Scottish-born Canadian architect * Percy Noble (Royal Navy officer) (1880–1955), British Second World War admiral, Royal Navy Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches * Percy Verner Noble (1902–1996), Canadian Member of Parliament * Percy Orthwein (1888–1957), American businessman *

Percy Parsons Edward Percy Parsons (1878–1944) was an American actor and singer who worked largely in the British film industry. Selected filmography * ''Suspense (1930 film), Suspense'' (1930) * ''Beyond the Cities'' (1930) * ''Creeping Shadows'' (1931) * ' ...

(1878–1944), American actor * Percy Pepoon (1861–1939), American politician * Percy Quin (1872–1932), American politician * Percy Avery Rockefeller (1878–1934), American businessman * Percy Rojas (born 1949), Peruvian football player * Percy Ross (1916–2001), American philanthropist * Percy Schmeiser (1931-2020), Saskatchewan Member of Legislative Assembly, farmer, and Canadian Supreme Court defendant * Percy Shaw (1890–1976), English inventor and businessman *

Percy Bysshe Shelley Percy Bysshe Shelley ( ; 4 August 17928 July 1822) was one of the major English Romantic poets. A radical in his poetry as well as in his political and social views, Shelley did not achieve fame during his lifetime, but recognition of his achie ...

(1792–1822), English poet * Percy Sledge (1940–2015), American R&B and soul singer * Percy Smith (disambiguation) * Percy Spencer (1894–1970), American engineer and inventor of the microwave oven *

Percy Spender Sir Percy Claude Spender (5 October 18973 May 1985) was an Australian politician, diplomat, and judge. He served in the House of Representatives from 1937 to 1951, including as a cabinet minister under Robert Menzies and Arthur Fadden. He was ...

(1897–1985), Australian politician and diplomat * Percy Stone (1856–1934), British architect * Percy Sutton (1920–2009), American politician, civil rights activist and businessman * Percy Tau (1994), South African football player * Percy Thrower (1913–1988), British gardener, horticulturist, broadcaster and writer * Percy Trompf (1902–1964), Australian commercial artist * Percy Vear (1911–1983), British professional boxer * Percy Wenrich (1887–1952), American composer * Percy White (1888–1918), Australian rugby player * Percy White (cricketer) (1868–1946), New Zealand cricketer * Percy White (nuclear scientist) (1916–2013), British chemist, metallurgist and nuclear scientist * Percy Whitlock (1903–1946), English organist and composer *

Percy Wickremasekera Percy Wickremasekera is Sri Lankan lawyer, politician and trade unionist. He was the General Secretary of the United Corporations and Mercantile Union and a member of the Politburo of the LSSP. Educated at the Royal College, Colombo and at the Col ...

, Sri Lankan Sinhala Trotskyist politician, lawyer, and trade unionist * Percy Williams (disambiguation) * Perce Wilson (1890–1936), American football player * Percy Wilson (footballer) (1889–1941), Australian football player *

Percy Wyndham (disambiguation) Percy Wyndham may refer to: * Percy Charles Wyndham (1757–1833), English Member of Parliament for Chichester 1782–1784, and for Midhurst 1790–1796 * Percy Wyndham (soldier) (1833–1879), British soldier and adventurer in the Battle of Thorou ...

* Percy M. Young (1912–2004), British musicologist, editor, organist, composer, conductor and teacher * Percy Yutar (1911–2002), South African attorney-general and prosecutor of Nelson Mandela in the 1963 Rivonia treason trial

Fictional characters

* Sir Percy Blakeney, the Scarlet Pimpernel in Baroness Orczy's 1905 novel of the same name and various related works * Percy Dovetonsils, created and played by American television comedian Ernie Kovacs * Percy Jackson, a son of Poseidon and main character in the ''Percy Jackson & the Olympians'' book series * Judge Percy Merrick, character in ''

High Noon ''High Noon'' is a 1952 American Western film produced by Stanley Kramer from a screenplay by Carl Foreman, directed by Fred Zinnemann, and starring Gary Cooper. The plot, which occurs in real time, centers on a town marshal whose sense of ...

'' * Percy Pea, from the VHS and DVD series '' VeggieTales'' * Percy Polie, on the children's show '' Rolie Polie Olie'' * Lord Percy Percy, two related characters in the popular British sitcom ''Blackadder'' * Percival "Percy" Fredrickstein Von Musel Klossowski de Rolo III, a human gunslinger in the D&D web series '' Critical Role'' * Percy Sugden, on the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'' * Percy Weasley, in the ''Harry Potter'' series *

Percy Wetmore ''The Green Mile'' is a 1999 American fantasy drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont and based on Stephen King's 1996 novel of the same name. It stars Tom Hanks as a death row prison guard during the Great Depression who witnesses s ...

, from Stephen King's novel ''The Green Mile'' *

Percy the Park Keeper ''Percy the Park Keeper'' is a British animated 1996-1999 children's television series based on the popular books by British author Nick Butterworth. It features Percy, and many wild animals, including the Badger, the Fox, the Owl, the Mice, the ...

, in the British children's TV series of the same name * Percy the Small Engine, in ''Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends'' * Percy the Dog, in '' Pocahontas'' * Percy, on the animated American TV series ''

Clarence Clarence may refer to: Places Australia * Clarence County, New South Wales, a Cadastral division * Clarence, New South Wales, a place near Lithgow * Clarence River (New South Wales) * Clarence Strait (Northern Territory) * City of Clarence, a loca ...

'' * Percy the Penguin, on the children's show '' Jake and the Never Land Pirates'' * Black Knight (Sir Percy), a Marvel Comics character * Percy, on the animated American television series '' Amphibia'' * Percy, a hunter in the video game ''

Identity V ''Identity V'' is a free-to-play asymmetrical multiplayer survival horror game developed and published by Chinese company NetEase. It was released in July 2018 for mobile devices. It is available on the iOS App Store, Android Google Play Stor ...

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