Qualter Surname
Approximately 547 people bear this surname
Qualter Surname Definition:
This name is a curtailed form of MacWalter in use in north Galway and Mayo. It is a branch of the de Burgo or Burke group. MacWalter was also found in connexion with other great Hiberno-Norman families, e.g. the Butlers, but does not appear to have persisted as a surname except in Connacht.
Read More About This SurnameQualter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 184 | 1:302,816 | 22,992 |
| United States | 158 | 1:2,294,044 | 142,811 |
| Ireland | 136 | 1:34,625 | 2,899 |
| Australia | 61 | 1:442,552 | 34,724 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 113 | 1:39,202 | 3,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 54 | 1:451,396 | 25,813 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | 1:1,673,956 | 87,330 |
Qualter Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This name is a curtailed form of MacWalter in use in north Galway and Mayo. It is a branch of the de Burgo or Burke group. MacWalter was also found in connexion with other great Hiberno-Norman families, e.g. the Butlers, but does not appear to have persisted as a surname except in Connacht. O'Calter, found in the Armagh Manor-court Rolls of 1625-27,is not to be equated with Qualter, but is a variant of O'Colter. Qualter, similarly derived, is also a Manx name where it normally takes the form Qualtrough.
(Celtic + Teutonic) for the Irish and Manx Mac Walter = Son of Walter, q.v.
A curtailed form of MacWalter in use in north Galway and Mayo for this branch of the Connacht Burkes. SIF 127
(English) Descendant of Walter (powerful warrior); one who made quilts.
Qualter Demographics
Qualter Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Qualter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qualter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Qualter occurs most in England. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Qualter.
How Common Is The Last Name Qualter? popularity and diffusion
It is the 575,362nd most commonly held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 13,322,753 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Qualter live; 59 percent live in Northern Europe and 59 percent live in British Isles.
The surname Qualter is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 184 people, or 1 in 302,816. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 14 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 13 percent reside and Lincolnshire, where 8 percent reside. Excluding England this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Ireland, where 25 percent reside.
Qualter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Qualter has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Qualter last name grew 341 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 527 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 120 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Qualter Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Qualter surname are 20.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 73.47% registered with the political party.
The amount Qualter earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.69% more than the national average, earning $51,214 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9% more than the national average, earning $54,154 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qualtier | 93 | 58 | / |
| Qualtere | 93 | 15 | / |
| Qualte | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gualter | 86 | 639 | / |
| Qwalter | 86 | 1 | / |
| Qualtes | 86 | 0 | / |
| Qualtire | 80 | 29 | / |
| Gualtere | 80 | 4 | / |
| Qualtess | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kalter | 77 | 2,636 | / |
| Calter | 77 | 208 | / |
| Gualte | 77 | 3 | / |
| Cualte | 77 | 1 | / |
| Coulter | 71 | 44,290 | / |
| Gwalter | 71 | 84 | / |
| Khalter | 71 | 17 | / |
| Koulter | 71 | 9 | / |
| Caulter | 71 | 7 | / |
| Guolter | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kualthe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Quailty | 71 | 2 | / |
| Calteer | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kaslter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Caltter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qualthy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gualtes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Caltier | 71 | 0 | / |
| Caslter | 71 | 0 | / |
| Calther | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kalte | 67 | 3,237 | / |
| Calte | 67 | 370 | / |
| Cailteur | 67 | 31 | / |
| Coulther | 67 | 27 | / |
| Coultier | 67 | 22 | / |
| Cualhete | 67 | 6 | / |
| Coultert | 67 | 5 | / |
| Coullter | 67 | 4 | / |
| Coultter | 67 | 3 | / |
| Coutlter | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chealter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coultere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qalti | 67 | 1 | / |
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