Quekett Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Quekett Surname Definition:

V. Queckett ante.

Quekett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:5,065,278148,650
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093

Quekett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Queckett ante.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

= Queck, Quick (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -et.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the German, Quickert; a personal name.

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

Quekett Last Name Facts

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

The surname Quekett is found most frequently in England. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Quekett? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,602,217th most frequently held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Quekett live; 43 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 5,065,278. In England it is most common in: Gloucestershire, where 45 percent are found, Cambridgeshire, where 9 percent are found and Worcestershire, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account England it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Quekett Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Quekett last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quackett800/
Quiket771/
Kueket771/
Quequet71160/
Coquett7121/
Ketkett716/
Qekethe713/
Koueket711/
Kuekest710/
Keket67137/
Chiquett6725/
Ceket6710/
Chequett672/
Quetquet671/
Ceqehett671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Quekett
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