Quemby Surname
Approximately 132 people bear this surname
Quemby Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Quenby,' a hamlet in the parish of Hungerton, Leicestershire.
Ralph de Quenebi. Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1791. Married —William Beech and Jane Quenby: St.
Read More About This SurnameQuemby Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 88 | 1:633,160 | 37,224 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 43 | 1:566,869 | 29,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Quemby Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Quenby,' a hamlet in the parish of Hungerton, Leicestershire.
Ralph de Quenebi. Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1791. Married —William Beech and Jane Quenby: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Scandinavian) belonging to Quenby (Leic.), 13th cent. Quenebi=the Woman’s or Women’s Estate [Old Norse kuán, a woman, wife; or Old Norse kuenna, genit. pl. of kona, a woman, wife + bý-r, farm, estate]
Quemby Demographics
Average Quemby Salary in
England
£23,942
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Quemby Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Quemby Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Quemby is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Quemby click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Quemby? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,558,593rd most frequent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Quemby live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles.
The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 633,160. In England Quemby is mostly concentrated in: Leicestershire, where 30 percent are found, Gloucestershire, where 22 percent are found and West Midlands, where 14 percent are found. Barring England this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.
Quemby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Quemby has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Quemby surname expanded 205 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Quemby Last Name Statistics demography
Quemby earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 3.94% more than the national average, earning $51,642 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quembay | 92 | 1 | / |
| Qumby | 91 | 5 | / |
| Quimby | 83 | 6,737 | / |
| Quemba | 83 | 2,130 | / |
| Quenby | 83 | 255 | / |
| Quamby | 83 | 11 | / |
| Guemby | 83 | 10 | / |
| Qumbay | 83 | 8 | / |
| Quembe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Qusmby | 83 | 1 | / |
| Qumbey | 83 | 0 | / |
| Quomby | 83 | 0 | / |
| Quimbay | 77 | 1,560 | / |
| Quimboy | 77 | 75 | / |
| Quimbey | 77 | 23 | / |
| Quembez | 77 | 1 | / |
| Queenby | 77 | 1 | / |
| Quinmby | 77 | 1 | / |
| Quambey | 77 | 0 | / |
| Quimmby | 77 | 0 | / |
| Quenbey | 77 | 0 | / |
| Qumbi | 73 | 199 | / |
| Kemby | 73 | 102 | / |
| Qumbe | 73 | 21 | / |
| Qembi | 73 | 12 | / |
| Qamby | 73 | 3 | / |
| Cemby | 73 | 0 | / |
| Qunby | 73 | 0 | / |
| Qimby | 73 | 0 | / |
| Quaimbay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Quinby | 67 | 1,323 | / |
| Guembe | 67 | 1,048 | / |
| Kuemba | 67 | 161 | / |
| Kuembe | 67 | 145 | / |
| Kembay | 67 | 80 | / |
| Qumber | 67 | 68 | / |
| Guimby | 67 | 55 | / |
| Kuembi | 67 | 49 | / |
| Quenba | 67 | 23 | / |
| Cembey | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kemboy | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kembey | 67 | 12 | / |
| Quemue | 67 | 10 | / |
| Guembi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Quambe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nqumbe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Qwimby | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cuemba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kembuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qwenby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quimbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gqumba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quchenbey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Qunnby | 67 | 0 | / |
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