Quaint Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Quaint Surname Definition:
(Anglo-French-Latin) Prudent, Skilful; Neat, Fastidious; Odd, Curious [Middle English quaynt(e, queynt(e, coynt(e, coint(e; Old French coint, prudent, etc.; Latin cognit-us, known] Michael le Queynt.—Parl. Writs.
Margaret la Coynte.
Read More About This SurnameQuaint Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Quaint (12) may also be a first name.
Quaint Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-French-Latin) Prudent, Skilful; Neat, Fastidious; Odd, Curious [Middle English quaynt(e, queynt(e, coynt(e, coint(e; Old French coint, prudent, etc.; Latin cognit-us, known] Michael le Queynt.—Parl. Writs.
Margaret la Coynte.—Cal. Inq. P.M.
And therfore have I greet necessitee Upon this queynte world tavyse [to advise] me.—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, B1425-6.
. . . She, nothing quaint Nor ’sdeignfull of so homely fashion.—Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III. vii. 10.
Quaint Demographics
Average Quaint Salary in
United States
$33,000 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Quaint Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Quaint Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Quaint is found most in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Quaint? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,957,383rd most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Quaint is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Quaint live; 92 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 12 people.
The surname Quaint is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States Quaint is most numerous in: Ohio, where 45 percent reside, Tennessee, where 30 percent reside and Florida, where 20 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 8 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.
Quaint Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Quaint has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Quaint last name increased 333 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Quaint Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Quaint surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered with the party.
Quaint earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.52% less than the national average, earning $33,000 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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