Quaintrell Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Quaintrell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. ; v. Cantrell, of which these are variants.

Richard Queynterel, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robertus Quintrell, 1279: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Quayntorell, 1379: ibid.

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Quaintrell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:1,688,42669,999
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113

Quaintrell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. ; v. Cantrell, of which these are variants.

Richard Queynterel, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robertus Quintrell, 1279: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Quayntorell, 1379: ibid.

1446. Gregory Queyntrill, of Norwich: History of Norfolk.

1473. John Queyntrell, vicar of Ormsby, Norfolk: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Forms of Cantrell, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

For Canterel, or Quinterel, foreign. Richard Queynterel, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum); Waiter Q., M.P. for Worcester, 1298 (Parliamentary Writs).

The Norman People (1874)

Quaintrell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Quaintrell is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Quaintrell? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,274,477th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Quaintrell occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Quaintrell live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 92 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most common in England, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 1,688,426. In England it is most frequent in: Essex, where 39 percent live, Kent, where 18 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 18 percent live. Beside England it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Quaintrell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Quaintrell has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Quaintrell surname grew 254 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quantrell95442/
Quantrel890/
Quantrill841,315/
Qwantrell841/
Quanttrill800/
Cantrell7849,084/
Kantrell7826/
Quantril781/
Canntrell743/
Cantrelll741/
Caintrill741/
Canttrell741/
Cantrrell741/
Cantreell741/
Cantrel711,210/
Cantrll714/
Kantrel713/
Cantrill672,221/
Cointrel67165/
Cantreul6731/
Cantriel6730/
Camtrell6711/
Cantreel672/
Cahntrel671/
Cantrael671/
Kantrill671/
Qoentrill631/
Cantril59119/
Khantrl591/

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