Quaintance Surname
Approximately 1,644 people bear this surname
Quaintance Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the acquaintance'; compare Friend, Neighbour, &c. This is Mr. Lower's suggestion, and I see no difficulty in accepting his view. I cannot find any English instance, although he writes of it as an English surname.
Read More About This SurnameQuaintance Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,402 | 1:258,530 | 24,440 |
| England | 211 | 1:264,067 | 20,991 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 37 | 1:658,794 | 32,071 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 213 | 1:235,768 | 19,777 |
Quaintance (16) may also be a first name.
Quaintance Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the acquaintance'; compare Friend, Neighbour, &c. This is Mr. Lower's suggestion, and I see no difficulty in accepting his view. I cannot find any English instance, although he writes of it as an English surname. It has crossed the Atlantic.
QUINTANCE: Lawrie Quintance, quarrior, was admitted burgess freeman of Glasgow, 1585, and Robert Quentance, tailor, the same, 1601 (Burgesses). William Quintence appears as a mason in Edinburgh, 1639 (Edinb. Marr.).
An acquaintance; analogous to Friend, Neighbour, &c.
A corruption of Quintin's.
From the Flemish, Quintins; a personal name.
Quaintance Demographics
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Quaintance Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Quaintance Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Quaintance occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Quaintance click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Quaintance? popularity and diffusion
Quaintance is the 242,725th most common family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 4,432,814 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Quaintance live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America. Quaintance is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 16 people.
The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 1,402 people, or 1 in 258,530. In The United States it is most frequent in: Ohio, where 13 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.
Quaintance Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Quaintance has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Quaintance last name grew 658 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 570 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Quaintance Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Quaintance surname are 14.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.47% registered with the political party.
The amount Quaintance earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.75% more than the national average, earning $47,356 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.02% more than the national average, earning $53,173 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantance | 95 | 3 | / |
| Quaintaince | 95 | 3 | / |
| Quamtance | 84 | 0 | / |
| Cantance | 78 | 0 | / |
| Quamtanse | 74 | 0 | / |
| Cantanche | 74 | 0 | / |
| Countanche | 70 | 2 | / |
| Cantanci | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kantanci | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cantonce | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keentance | 63 | 2 | / |
| Kanthange | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kantans | 59 | 59 | / |
| Cantanz | 59 | 2 | / |
| Cantanza | 56 | 7 | / |
| Kantansa | 56 | 4 | / |
| Kantonge | 56 | 2 | / |
| Kantangi | 56 | 1 | / |
| Kantanji | 56 | 1 | / |
| Kanthonje | 53 | 4 | / |
| Kantansih | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kanthamshe | 50 | 1 | / |
| Kantandjoi | 50 | 1 | / |
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