Cognomen Nance (Nance 
, نانس 
, 南斯 
) , in the world, is a common family name. The family name Nance is habitual in the United States, where it is quite a rare surname, New Zealand, and Australia. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in the United States, Australia, and Canada. Much less frequently, Nance is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Nance | Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, United States, Egypt, Australia |
| نانس | Iraq, Palestinian Territory, Egypt |
| 南斯 | China |
| Nantzi | Israel, United States, Mexico |
| frederick nance American politician (1770-1840), US (b. 1770) |
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| nance legins-costley The first slave freed by Abraham Lincoln (b. 1813) |
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| james nance British surgeon, GB (b. 1818) |
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nance o'neil actress (1874-1965), US (b. 1874) |
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james c. nance American politician, US (b. 1893) |
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ethel ray nance US civil rights activist, US (b. 1899) |
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| henry nance British surgeon, GB (b. 1856) |
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| arthur nance Royal Navy surgeon (1860-1938), GB (b. 1860) |
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nance donkin Australian children's writer and journalist (1915-2008), AU (b. 1915) |
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james w. nance U.S. Navy admiral, US (b. 1921) |
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| beatrice morton nance c.1872-1901 (b. 1872) |
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| robert morton nance Cornish writer and nautical archaeologist, GB (b. 1873) |
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jack nance American actor (1943–1996), US (b. 1943) |
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| berta hart nance (b. 1883) |
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nance dicciani US chemical engineer, US (b. 1947) |
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