Quarterman Surname

165,800th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Quarterman 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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Quarterman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7501:207,11920,296
England5681:98,09510,392
Australia1151:234,74522,001
New Zealand891:50,8808,201
Canada461:800,99162,809
Wales151:206,30213,003
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4901:49,7466,083
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4941:101,65710,294

Quarterman (11) may also be a first name.

Quarterman 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

Quarterman Last Name Facts

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

Quarterman is found most in The United States. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Quarterman? popularity and diffusion

It is the 165,800th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,790,025 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Quarterman live; 69 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America. Quarterman is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 11 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 1,750 people, or 1 in 207,119. In The United States it is mostly found in: Georgia, where 33 percent are found, Florida, where 17 percent are found and Ohio, where 4 percent are found. Other than The United States it occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Quarterman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Quarterman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Quarterman surname grew 354 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 116 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 750 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Quarterman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Quarterman last name is chiefly Episcopalian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Quarterman last name are 8.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.39% being registered with the party.

The amount Quarterman earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 10.38% less than the national average, earning $38,669 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.75% more than the national average, earning $59,494 CAD per year.

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Quarterman Reference & Research

Quarterman DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Quarterman FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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