Quarmby Surname

241,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,655 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Quarmby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Querenby,' now Quarnby, in the parish of Huddersfield, Yorkshire I need not say that Quarmby is a variant of Quarnby.

Willelmus de Querenby, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Alexander de Quernby, 1437: East Cheshire.

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Quarmby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9131:61,0277,202
Australia4901:55,0936,756
South Africa1251:433,42237,136
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Wales181:171,91811,581
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
France11:66,422,722504,397
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7761:31,4124,172
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Quarmby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Querenby,' now Quarnby, in the parish of Huddersfield, Yorkshire I need not say that Quarmby is a variant of Quarnby.

Willelmus de Querenby, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Alexander de Quernby, 1437: East Cheshire.

1589. Married — John Warren and Margery Quarmeby: Reg. Prestbury, Cheshire.

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to Quarmby (Yorks), 14th cent. Quernby = the Hand-Mill Place [Old Norse kuern, a quern + bý-r]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Quarmby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Quarmby 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 Quarmby? popularity and diffusion

It is the 241,430th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,403,351 people. The surname Quarmby is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Quarmby live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 913 people, or 1 in 61,027. In England Quarmby is most prevalent in: West Yorkshire, where 38 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 12 percent reside and Durham, where 5 percent reside. Outside of England this surname exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 30 percent reside and South Africa, where 8 percent reside.

Quarmby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Quarmby has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Quarmby surname grew 118 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Quarmby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Quarmby last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered with the party.

The amount Quarmby earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 249.85% more than the national average, earning R 831,372 per year; in United States they earn 22.96% more than the national average, earning $53,056 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.18% less than the national average, earning $36,178 CAD per year.

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