Quatermain Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Quatermain Surname Definition:

(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

Quatermain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933

Quatermain Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

QUATREMAINE: French "four hands," which form the charge of the family shield, though one would hardly venture to place the hearers of the name in the quadrumanous or monkey tribe! In France we find a family of Quatrebarbes, whose arms are likewise descriptive, being four beards! Quatremayns, Quatremeyns, &c. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Quatermain Last Name Facts

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

The last name Quatermain is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Quatermain? popularity and diffusion

The surname Quatermain is the 7,117,718th most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Quatermain occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Quatermain live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Quatermain is mostly concentrated in: Arizona, where 67 percent live and Louisiana, where 33 percent live. Outside of The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 29 percent live and England, where 29 percent live.

Quatermain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Quatermain has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Quatermain surname contracted 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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Quatermain Reference & Research

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

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