Quainton Surname

799,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 351 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Quainton Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Quainton = Quinton, q.v.

Quainton, Bucks, is also known as Quinton-Malet.

Quainton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2361:236,09319,489
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1221:199,79815,918
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Quainton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Quainton = Quinton, q.v.

Quainton, Bucks, is also known as Quinton-Malet.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Buckinghamshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Quainton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Quainton is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Quainton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quainton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Quainton is the 799,576th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 20,762,239 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Quainton are found; 69 percent are found in Northern Europe and 69 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 236 people, or 1 in 236,093. In England it is primarily found in: Oxfordshire, where 33 percent reside, Hampshire, where 18 percent reside and Buckinghamshire, where 5 percent reside. Aside from England it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Quainton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Quainton has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 193 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Quainton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Quainton last name are 26.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.33% registered to vote for the party.

Quainton earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.88% less than the national average, earning $38,455 USD per year.

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