Quintin Forename
24,815th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 34,845 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland
Quintin Forename Definition:
A female name. Latin Quinctinus, a derivative of quinctus ‘fifth'. The town of St Quentin in the north of France was the burial place of St Quentin, martyred c. 287, and the name became common in the district and was brought to England by the Normans.
Read More About This ForenameQuintin Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 6,507 | 1:55,715 | 3,017 |
| South Africa | 100% | 6,412 | 1:8,505 | 1,499 |
| Philippines | 99% | 4,208 | 1:25,192 | 2,397 |
| Mexico | 100% | 2,964 | 1:41,884 | 1,730 |
| Peru | 100% | 2,419 | 1:13,142 | 1,299 |
| Bolivia | 100% | 2,137 | 1:4,961 | 753 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 1,085 | 1:27,836 | 2,069 |
| Paraguay | 99% | 1,049 | 1:6,899 | 834 |
| Argentina | 100% | 933 | 1:45,845 | 1,364 |
| Spain | 100% | 845 | 1:55,065 | 2,122 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 684 | 1:2,695 | 391 |
| Honduras | 100% | 634 | 1:13,908 | 1,205 |
| China | - | 448 | 1:3,049,232 | 47,662 |
| Cuba | - | 358 | 1:32,141 | 1,275 |
| England | 100% | 356 | 1:156,188 | 5,028 |
| Singapore | 100% | 347 | 1:18,118 | 3,437 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 291 | 1:105,885 | 10,050 |
| Ghana | 100% | 281 | 1:96,036 | 4,158 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 269 | 1:62,833 | 3,946 |
| Panama | 100% | 256 | 1:15,260 | 1,702 |
| New Zealand | - | 243 | 1:18,667 | 1,520 |
| Chile | 99% | 226 | 1:77,908 | 2,225 |
| Colombia | 100% | 206 | 1:231,937 | 5,095 |
| Namibia | - | 203 | 1:11,843 | 1,350 |
| Canada | 100% | 201 | 1:164,843 | 6,787 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 167 | 1:62,463 | 3,871 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 151 | 1:488,925 | 17,342 |
| Scotland | 100% | 111 | 1:48,201 | 1,542 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 76 | 1:79,189 | 3,060 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 74 | 1:18,398 | 2,269 |
| Australia | - | 73 | 1:187,091 | 4,883 |
| Uruguay | 100% | 55 | 1:62,321 | 2,026 |
| Malaysia | 73% | 48 | 1:634,374 | 25,654 |
| Ecuador | - | 41 | 1:432,364 | 4,986 |
| Brazil | 100% | 38 | 1:5,637,794 | 84,722 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 37 | 1:128,863 | 3,682 |
| India | 84% | 25 | 1:48,595,119 | 841,422 |
| Jamaica | - | 23 | 1:125,358 | 4,894 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 22 | 1:8,071,107 | 102,934 |
| Papua New Guinea | 69% | 22 | 1:370,560 | 29,207 |
| Botswana | 100% | 21 | 1:104,021 | 8,595 |
| Belgium | 100% | 19 | 1:604,739 | 9,016 |
| El Salvador | - | 18 | 1:352,321 | 3,774 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 18 | 1:197,239 | 2,551 |
| Thailand | 100% | 15 | 1:4,671,054 | 89,574 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 15 | 1:476,800 | 16,943 |
| Aruba | - | 13 | 1:7,983 | 1,397 |
| Belize | 100% | 13 | 1:27,255 | 2,702 |
| Germany | 100% | 13 | 1:7,436,760 | 27,072 |
| Guyana | 100% | 13 | 1:58,712 | 5,245 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 13 | 1:1,186,447 | 39,196 |
| Guam | - | 10 | 1:16,065 | 1,791 |
| Qatar | 100% | 10 | 1:236,960 | 22,379 |
| Hong Kong | - | 9 | 1:861,414 | 5,456 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 9 | 1:787,629 | 675 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 9 | 1:2,311,010 | 7,931 |
| Wales | 84% | 9 | 1:343,812 | 5,087 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 8 | 1:1,026,687 | 12,013 |
| France | 100% | 7 | 1:9,495,763 | 30,047 |
| Sweden | 100% | 6 | 1:1,642,984 | 27,315 |
| Ireland | 100% | 4 | 1:1,160,880 | 7,088 |
| Guernsey | - | 4 | 1:15,833 | 609 |
| Kuwait | - | 4 | 1:946,316 | 12,511 |
| Zambia | - | 4 | 1:3,963,698 | 31,018 |
| Cameroon | - | 3 | 1:7,203,501 | 73,722 |
| Norway | - | 3 | 1:1,710,776 | 19,445 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 3 | 1:64,785,893 | 186,184 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 3 | 1:59,272 | 4,116 |
| Senegal | 100% | 3 | 1:4,860,452 | 20,187 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 3 | 1:17,596,106 | 69,562 |
| Austria | - | 2 | 1:4,257,100 | 13,469 |
| Indonesia | - | 2 | 1:128,981,834 | 1,206,875 |
| Italy | - | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| Lesotho | - | 2 | 1:1,019,998 | 36,117 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 2 | 1:11,884,841 | 132,786 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Bermuda | - | 1 | 1:64,826 | 2,481 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Equatorial Guinea | - | 1 | 1:1,137,689 | 1,044 |
| Guatemala | - | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| Israel | - | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Mongolia | - | 1 | 1:2,934,814 | 16,205 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| New Caledonia | - | 1 | 1:270,164 | 3,221 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Seychelles | - | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
| Uganda | 100% | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
The alternate forms: Quintín (24) are calculated separately.
Quintin (9,847) may also be a surname.
Quintin Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A female name. Latin Quinctinus, a derivative of quinctus ‘fifth'. The town of St Quentin in the north of France was the burial place of St Quentin, martyred c. 287, and the name became common in the district and was brought to England by the Normans. It is found in the 11th to 13th C and survived in Scotland until the 17th C. It has sometimes been revived in recent times.
Quintinus Domesday Book 1086, Curia Regis Rolls 1199, 1200, 1213, Patent Rolls 1492.
— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
QUINTYNE. From the Latin name Quintinus, formed from the name Quintus.
— Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock
Latin (masculine) - the number five.
— What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody
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Sample size: 1,124 (2014)
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