Quarnby Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Quarnby 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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Quarnby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234

Quarnby 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

Quarnby Last Name Facts

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

Quarnby is most common in Australia. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quarnby? popularity and diffusion

The surname Quarnby is the 10,311,814th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Quarnby live; 67 percent live in Australasia and 67 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Quarnby is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 13,497,850. In Australia it is mostly found in: New South Wales, where 50 percent reside and Queensland, where 50 percent reside. Other than Australia this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quarniby931/
Quarmby861,655/
Quarnber803/
Carnby7721/
Garnby772/
Qarnbo771/
Gurnby770/
Curnby770/
Carnaby711,325/
Karnaby7145/
Quormby7123/
Carneby7111/
Gurnaby715/
Guarinb711/
Wqarnbi711/
Carnbey711/
Quermby710/
Guarmby710/
Karynbay6712/
Kuranbay6712/
Kurunbay675/
Qarnabah672/
Qaraneeb671/
Guarnaba671/
Kuronboy671/

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