Quarendon Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Quarendon Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Quarndon (Derby) = the Hand-Mill Hill [Old English cweorn, a quern + dún, a hill]

Quarendon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England751:742,90741,196
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

Quarendon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Quarndon (Derby) = the Hand-Mill Hill [Old English cweorn, a quern + dún, a hill]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Quarendon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Quarendon occurs most in England. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quarendon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Quarendon is the 2,106,139th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Quarendon are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 742,907. In England Quarendon is most prevalent in: Hampshire, where 41 percent are found, Greater London, where 20 percent are found and Surrey, where 19 percent are found. Aside from England this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Quarendon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Quarendon has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Quarendon last name increased 938 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quarrendon950/
Karendong781/
Karindon7113/
Corendon719/
Korndon6346/
Kerndon630/
Coryndon5916/
Carndang594/
Kherndon592/
Courndan591/
Corindon591/
Corrindon560/
Karindahan531/
Karindahang505/
Karndum501/

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