Quenby Surname

1,001,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Quenby 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.

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Quenby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1881:296,37322,665
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Scotland111:486,71119,179
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England651:375,00623,176
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Quenby (93) may also be a first name.

Quenby 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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Leicestershire.

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

Quenby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Quenby occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Quenby click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quenby? popularity and diffusion

The last name Quenby is the 1,001,271st most numerous last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 28,578,611 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Quenby reside; 78 percent reside in Northern Europe and 78 percent reside in British Isles. Quenby is also the 986,211th most common first name globally. It is borne by 93 people.

This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 188 people, or 1 in 296,373. In England Quenby is most common in: Derbyshire, where 19 percent live, Kent, where 18 percent live and Cambridgeshire, where 11 percent live. Aside from England this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Quenby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Quenby has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Quenby last name rose 289 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Quenby Last Name Statistics demography

Quenby earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.12% less than the national average, earning $33,172 USD per year.

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