Constance Surname

60,060th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Constance Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) 1 Constant, Firm [Latin Constantius (m.), Constantia (from) — constans, -antis, firm, &c.] 2 Constant’s (Son) [French Constant, Latin Constantius] 3 Constancy, Firmness [Latin Constantia (from] Thanne is ther constaunce, that is stablenesse of corage.

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Constance Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0141:179,97017,996
Chad1,2521:10,8561,398
South Africa5981:90,59811,105
England5491:101,49010,680
Liberia5431:8,119941
Australia5351:50,4596,281
Cameroon4411:47,0956,176
France4291:154,83224,024
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Kenya3401:135,82311,115
Seychelles2111:43897
Mauritius1681:7,6991,626
Botswana1381:15,8473,103
Nigeria1251:1,417,14254,922
Trinidad and Tobago1031:13,2421,739
Canada741:497,91342,460
Wales681:45,5084,331
Ivory Coast611:378,21713,194
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines501:2,253409
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Scotland281:191,20810,357
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
India91:85,229,487684,495
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Dominica71:10,842411
Guyana71:108,8897,175
China51:273,464,31313,838
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Solomon Islands41:145,00719,402
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Belize11:355,4743,977
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2651:91,9839,487
Wales471:33,3711,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1401:358,70527,299

Constance (393,557) may also be a first name.

Constance Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) 1 Constant, Firm [Latin Constantius (m.), Constantia (from) — constans, -antis, firm, &c.] 2 Constant’s (Son) [French Constant, Latin Constantius] 3 Constancy, Firmness [Latin Constantia (from] Thanne is ther constaunce, that is stablenesse of corage.— Chaucer, Cant. Talcs, I 737.

Occasionally a Constance in our directories may be an Anglicization of the German Constans or the corresp. French Constans. Constant is one of the commonest French surnames. Cp. Custance.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably Coutances in Normandy, which is latinized Constantia.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Constans or Coutances, Normandy. Robert de Constans or Constance occurs in the Duchy 1180 (Mag. Rot. Scac.); Walter de Constantin in England 1199 (Palgr. Rot. Cur. Regis).

The Norman People (1874)

Constance Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Constance Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Constance (Arabic: كنستنس, Hindi: कौन्सटैन्स, Marathi: कॉन्सटन्स) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Constance click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Constance? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 60,060th most frequently used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 868,289 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 51 percent of Constance are found; 28 percent are found in West Africa and 25 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,629th most commonly held given name at a global level. It is borne by 393,557 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2,014 people, or 1 in 179,970. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Louisiana, where 12 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name is found in 79 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 15 percent are found and South Africa, where 7 percent are found.

Constance Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Constance has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Constance last name expanded 1,439 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 207 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 145 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Constance Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Constance surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Constance last name are 11.22% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.99% being registered with the political party.

The amount Constance earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 3.91% more than the national average, earning R 246,936 per year; in United States they earn 2.48% more than the national average, earning $44,218 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.77% more than the national average, earning $52,552 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Constance Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Constance in the Marathi language
कॉन्सटन्सkonsatansa-
Constance in the Hindi language
कौन्सटैन्सkaunsatainsa50
कौंसटैन्सkaunsatainsa50
Constance in the Arabic language
كنستنسknstns-

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