Quarles Surname

41,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Quarles Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Quarles.' An extra-parochial district in the Hundred of North Greenhoe, Norfolk': Lower.

'Richard Quarles, husbandman de Weveton in Com. Norfolk,' 17 Henry VII: Sanctuarium Dunelmense et Sanctuarium Beverlacense.

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Quarles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,2341:29,6273,677
Netherlands1261:134,02520,684
Canada371:995,82774,831
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
England31:18,572,686338,250
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China21:683,660,78330,601
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1861:22,9732,879

Quarles (30) may also be a first name.

Quarles Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Quarles.' An extra-parochial district in the Hundred of North Greenhoe, Norfolk': Lower.

'Richard Quarles, husbandman de Weveton in Com. Norfolk,' 17 Henry VII: Sanctuarium Dunelmense et Sanctuarium Beverlacense.

The above-named was at this time settled at Beverley, Yorkshire.

Francis Quarles, the sacred poet, was born in 1592 at Romford in Essex, a distance from Quarles not far for a surname to travel. There need be no hesitation in deciding that this is the original home of the family.

'Half a fee formerly held by Robert de Quarles, in Quarles, but now by Edmund de Baconesthorp': History of Norfolk.

1565. Bennett Quarles, New College: Register of the University of Oxford.

1622. Baptised — Jonas, s. Jonas Quarles: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

Belonging to Quarles (Norf.), a.d. 1501-2 same spelling [the lack of sufficiently early forms precludes a definite opinion on the etymology, but the name looks like a Dialectal pron. of Anglo-French quarels= quarries: see under Quarel(l]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Quarles (circles), in Norfolk.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

1. Old Engish, quarel. A stonequarry. 2. An extra-parochial district in the hundred of North Greenhoe, co. Norfolk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(English), Stone-quarries. (variant: Umbgrove.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Quarles Last Name Facts

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

Quarles has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quarles? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 41,885th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 584,781 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Quarles live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. Quarles is also the 1,911,214th most widely held forename at a global level, borne by 30 people.

Quarles is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 12,234 people, or 1 in 29,627. In The United States Quarles is most frequent in: Georgia, where 8 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and Maryland, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States it exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Quarles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Quarles has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Quarles last name expanded 560 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Quarles Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Quarles last name are 13.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Quarles earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 276.06% more than the national average, earning S/. 72,900 per year; in United States they earn 7.87% less than the national average, earning $39,753 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.3% more than the national average, earning $65,235 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quarless93489/
Quarrles9344/
Quearles9322/
Quatrles931/
Quarlles931/
Quarlies931/
Quaarles931/
Quarls9244/
Quarle9214/
Qarles921/
Quarels86112/
Quarlee865/
Qaurles864/
Querles863/
Quarley862/
Kuarles862/
Guarles860/
Quairls860/
Quarlls860/
Quarlis860/
Quorles860/
Quarlea860/
Quarler860/
Quarrelles827/
Quarrels80130/
Quarells8097/
Querlaes803/
Quarelle802/
Quarrlis801/
Querless801/
Carles7710,307/
Karles77293/
Qarlei772/
Quorle770/
Quarly770/
Querls770/
Quarrells7542/
Quarrelle7516/
Quearelle751/
Carless712,319/
Carlies7151/
Carlese7131/
Carlest7118/
Karlesz7114/
Cahrles7112/
Caarles714/
Kharles714/
Carleus712/
Karlese712/
Carloes712/
Cuarlie711/
Carlesh711/
Cearles711/
Carleis711/
Quearly711/
Qourley711/
Karrles711/
Kourles711/
Karlles710/
Carrles710/
Karless710/
Courles710/
Karle6720,542/
Carle6714,958/
Carls673,345/
Karls672,370/
Quarelli6783/
Carlesse6775/
Qarli6756/
Chearles6717/
Carelles678/
Kharless673/
Carilles671/
Karleise671/
Karlease671/
Carletts671/
Cearleys671/
Karliesh671/
Querlaez671/
Carlease670/
Courless670/
Courleis670/
Karleese670/

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