Quartermaine Surname

299,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Quartermaine 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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Quartermaine Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia6681:40,4135,217
England3941:141,41613,724
United States1431:2,534,678154,329
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Wales101:309,45316,869
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
France31:22,140,907385,998
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1011:241,34017,803
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Quartermaine 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

Quartermaine Last Name Facts

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

Quartermaine is more frequently found in Australia than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quartermaine? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 299,736th most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 5,742,747 people. The last name Quartermaine is predominantly found in Oceania, where 54 percent of Quartermaine live; 54 percent live in Australasia and 54 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most commonly used in Australia, where it is carried by 668 people, or 1 in 40,413. In Australia it is most numerous in: Western Australia, where 66 percent live, New South Wales, where 13 percent live and Northern Territory, where 11 percent live. Beside Australia it exists in 13 countries. It is also common in England, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Quartermaine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Quartermaine has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Quartermaine surname rose 390 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 14,300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Quartermaine Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Quartermaine last name are 26.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.53% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Quartermaine earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 6.08% less than the national average, earning $40,525 USD per year and in Canada they earn 106.1% more than the national average, earning $102,395 CAD per year.

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Quartermaine Reference & Research

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