Quantick Surname

790,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Quantick Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Quantock,' probably some spot in Somerset; compare East and West Quantoxhead, two parishes in that county.

Quantick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3011:185,11016,566
Wales211:147,35910,403
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England691:353,26622,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Quantick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Quantock,' probably some spot in Somerset; compare East and West Quantoxhead, two parishes in that county.

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

(English) belonging to Quantock (Soms.), 9th cent. (K. Ælfred’s Will) Cantuctún = Cantuc’s Estate [pers. name with Old English diminutive suff. -uc; + Old English tún, estate, etc.] Cantucuudu (Soms.) occurs in a charter a.d. 682 (‘Cart. Sax.’ No. 62).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Quantick Last Name Facts

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

Quantick is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Quantick.

How Common Is The Last Name Quantick? popularity and diffusion

The last name Quantick is the 790,102nd most widely held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 20,413,294 people. The surname Quantick occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Quantick are found; 93 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 301 people, or 1 in 185,110. In England Quantick is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 19 percent live, Hampshire, where 14 percent live and Cornwall, where 9 percent live. Outside of England Quantick occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Quantick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Quantick has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Quantick surname expanded 436 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 220 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Quantick Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Quantick earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.24% less than the national average, earning $36,575 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quantic9311/
Quantik933/
Guantick8833/
Guantic8095/
Quantec801/
Guantik801/
Kantick801/
Kantik71783/
Cantik71415/
Cantic7139/
Kantic7126/
Caintic671,714/
Kantiok671,533/
Kanthik6798/
Cauntic6792/
Khantik6733/
Kantike6713/
Quantex671/
Kantoik671/
Cantiec671/
Khantic671/
Kantiek671/
Countic670/

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