Quartermain Surname

555,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 573 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Quartermain Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'four hands.' It is possible the name is local, but I find no trace of such an origin.

Clare Quatremayns, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Quatremeyns, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Thomas Quatermains, 1313.

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Quartermain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2651:210,25718,075
Canada1141:323,20729,592
Australia961:281,20525,117
United States421:8,629,975373,648
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Wales61:515,75523,171
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1681:145,09112,945
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Quartermain Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'four hands.' It is possible the name is local, but I find no trace of such an origin.

Clare Quatremayns, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Quatremeyns, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Thomas Quatermains, 1313. Writs of Parliament.

Richard Catermayn. Rolls of Parliament.

1622. Roger Quatertnaine and Emeria Nicholls: Marriage Lic. (London).

1711. Married — John Quatermayne and Catherine Barnes: St. Mary Aldermary.

1708. — Richard Quarterman and Ann Reed: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Anglo-French-Latin) Four-Handed, i.e. Mail - Fisted [Anglo-French quatremayn(s, quatremantes, quatermain(s, Old French quatre-main, four-handed; Latin quatuor, four, and man-us, hand] Clare Quatremayns.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The same as Quartermaine and Quatremaine, and the H.R. Quatremayns and Qoatremeyns. The origin of this name is doubtful. Four hands form the charge of the shield of the French family of Quatremaine, and there are the French surnames Quatrebarbes, Quatremaire, and Quatremere. The original bearer of the name may have dwelt near a sign-post pointing in four different directions (four hands).

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

For Quatremaines, appears to have been the same as Quatremass. Hubert de Quatremaines of Lincoln 1165. Hubert Q. paid 1203 a fine in Oxford for one fee (Rotulus Cancellarii). William Q. was summoned from Oxford 1263 to attend with horses and arms. Thomas Q. summoned from Oxford to a council at Westminster, 1324 (Parliamentary Writs).

The Norman People (1874)

From the French, Quatremains; a personal name In Oxon, temp. King John.

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

Quartermain Last Name Facts

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

Quartermain is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Quartermain? popularity and diffusion

It is the 555,669th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 12,718,230 people. The last name Quartermain occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Quartermain are found; 47 percent are found in Northern Europe and 47 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 265 people, or 1 in 210,257. In England Quartermain is most numerous in: Greater London, where 17 percent are found, Oxfordshire, where 12 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 12 percent are found. Beside England this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 17 percent are found.

Quartermain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Quartermain has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Quartermain last name rose 158 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Quartermain Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Quartermain are 35.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 81.82% being registered with the party.

The amount Quartermain earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.71% less than the national average, earning R 26,820 per year; in United States they earn 28.48% more than the national average, earning $55,437 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.93% more than the national average, earning $51,137 CAD per year.

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Quartermain Reference & Research

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