Quarles Surname
Approximately 12,462 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameQuarles Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12,234 | 1:29,627 | 3,677 |
| Netherlands | 126 | 1:134,025 | 20,684 |
| Canada | 37 | 1:995,827 | 74,831 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,186 | 1:22,973 | 2,879 |
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.
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]
(English) One who came from Quarles (circles), in Norfolk.
1. Old Engish, quarel. A stonequarry. 2. An extra-parochial district in the hundred of North Greenhoe, co. Norfolk.
(English), Stone-quarries. (variant: Umbgrove.)
Quarles Demographics
Average Male Quarles Height
177.93 cm
Average Female Quarles Height
162.05 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Quarles Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Quarles Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Quarles occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Quarles? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 41,885th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 584,781 people. The surname Quarles is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Quarles are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Quarles is also the 1,911,214th most commonly held forename throughout the world, borne by 30 people.
This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 12,234 people, or 1 in 29,627. In The United States Quarles is primarily concentrated in: Georgia, where 8 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Maryland, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States Quarles occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.
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 rose 560 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Quarles Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Quarles are 13.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.67% 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.
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