Constantine Surname

20,283rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,972 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Constantine Surname Definition:

Constantine, king of Devon and Cornwall in latter half of sixth century, after a wicked life, was 'converted to the Lord.' He then abandoned his throne and became ft monk under S. Carthach at Rahin. King's county, Ireland. He afterwards crossed over to Scodand, founded the church of Govan, and suffered martyrdom in Kintyre, where there is a church, Kilchousland, named after him.

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Constantine Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,7731:46,6315,670
Tanzania6,9371:7,632993
England2,1901:25,4423,486
Lebanon1,8081:3,118585
Ecuador1,0991:14,4732,229
Trinidad and Tobago1,0151:1,344197
Chad8671:15,6771,955
Australia8531:31,6484,209
Sri Lanka7311:28,4663,639
Canada6481:56,8606,714
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Jamaica2141:13,4111,335
Iraq1831:191,3754,515
Saint Lucia1531:1,169223
Guyana1181:6,4601,095
Indonesia1071:1,235,97486,893
Israel981:87,32310,358
New Zealand871:52,0508,333
Singapore811:67,9962,745
Malaysia771:383,04220,138
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha711:8220
Wales691:44,8484,288
Greece681:162,93826,592
Cameroon611:340,47730,746
Nigeria591:3,002,42093,371
France571:1,165,311123,217
Brazil541:3,964,339108,357
India541:14,204,914239,375
Bahamas481:8,161696
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Russia361:4,003,418194,829
Northern Ireland351:52,7154,341
Philippines341:2,977,595140,497
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Venezuela231:1,313,22118,235
China221:62,150,9803,380
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines221:5,121612
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Jordan191:465,39112,761
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Kenya161:2,886,24437,784
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
United States Virgin Islands101:11,0381,555
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Norway71:734,61250,907
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Grenada41:27,1341,180
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Solomon Islands31:193,34319,495
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guam11:160,1214,893
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8511:28,6433,880
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Wales71:224,0598,079
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6711:74,8427,986

Constantine (46,060) may also be a first name.

Constantine Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Constantine, king of Devon and Cornwall in latter half of sixth century, after a wicked life, was 'converted to the Lord.' He then abandoned his throne and became ft monk under S. Carthach at Rahin. King's county, Ireland. He afterwards crossed over to Scodand, founded the church of Govan, and suffered martyrdom in Kintyre, where there is a church, Kilchousland, named after him. In Angus he is vulgarly called Cousnan (PSAS., II, p. 189). A Constantine was judex of Strathern, 1189—99 (RAA., I, 35), and Waldeve, fourth earl of Dunbar had a son of the same name. Constantine, abbot of Newbattle resigned his office, 1236 (ES., II, p. 499). See Gillecostentyn.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Anglo-French-Latin) CONSTANT, Firm [Latin Constantin-us, a diminutive from Constanti-us-constans, -antis, firm] Constantin is a fairly common French surname.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Constantine (constant).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Nigel was Viscount of C. or Coutances 1047, when he revolted against Duke William and lost his vast estates. Of his descendants, Ralph de Constantine was seated in Salop 1086 (Domesd.). Hugh de C., his son, granted lands to Salop Abbey before 1121. Umfrid de C. witnessed its foundation charter 1093, and Richard de C. that of Haghmond Abbey 1099. The family long flourished in Salop, and t. Henry II. sent a branch to Ireland, of which Geoffry de C. witnessed the charter of St. Thomas, Dublin, 1177, aud founded Tristernagh Abbey.

The Norman People (1874)

Constantine Last Name Facts

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

The surname Constantine (Arabic: قسطنطني, Marathi: कॉन्सटाइन) is most common in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Constantine? popularity and diffusion

Constantine is the 20,283rd most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 270,189 people. Constantine is primarily found in The Americas, where 36 percent of Constantine reside; 26 percent reside in East Africa and 26 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Constantine is also the 19,796th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 46,060 people.

The last name Constantine is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 7,773 people, or 1 in 46,631. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Florida, where 9 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Massachusetts, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 110 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 26 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.

Constantine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Constantine has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Constantine surname grew 1,158 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 257 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 986 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 26 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Constantine Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (94%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Melkite Greek Catholic (55%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Constantine last name are 0.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.47% registered with the political party.

The amount Constantine earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.94% less than the national average, earning 256,296 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 196.77% more than the national average, earning R 705,228 per year; in United States they earn 11.51% more than the national average, earning $48,117 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.31% more than the national average, earning $50,333 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Constantine Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Constantine in the Marathi language
कॉन्सटाइनkonsata'ina-
Constantine in the Arabic language
قسطنطنيqstntny-
كوستانتينkwstantyn-
قستنطينqstntyn-
قسطنتينqstntyn-
قسطنطينqstntyn-

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