Quennell Surname
Approximately 516 people bear this surname
Quennell Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Quenilda' or 'Quenild,' the Norman form of Gunnilda, already resident in England before the Conquest Miss Yonge has an interesting account of Gunhild or Gunnilda (ii. 316), but she is mistaken in saying, 'After the Conquest Gunhild died away in England.
Read More About This SurnameQuennell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 192 | 1:191,904 | 18,895 |
| England | 182 | 1:306,143 | 23,159 |
| Australia | 55 | 1:490,831 | 37,357 |
| New Zealand | 47 | 1:96,347 | 13,070 |
| United States | 24 | 1:15,102,456 | 529,929 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 74 | 1:329,397 | 21,471 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Quennell (22) may also be a first name.
Quennell Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Quenilda' or 'Quenild,' the Norman form of Gunnilda, already resident in England before the Conquest Miss Yonge has an interesting account of Gunhild or Gunnilda (ii. 316), but she is mistaken in saying, 'After the Conquest Gunhild died away in England.' It was fairly popular for three centuries in both the Danish as well as the Norman dress; v. Gunnell.
Richard fil. Qwinild. Cartularium Abbathiae de Whiteby, Ordinis S. Benedicti.
Thomas Qwinild.: Kirkby's Inquest (Surtees Society).
Thomas Quenild, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Alicia Quenild, Buckinghamshire, ibid.
Quenilda Dewicar, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy, Rylands.
There are eight Gonnilds to one Quenild in one single township in 1273; v. Hundred Rolls, vol. ii. pp. 354-5. It is needless to say that Quenild would be sure to become Quennell.
(2) Local. Mr. Lower suggests that Quennell is the French Quesnel, equivalent to our English Oak or Oakes. In some instances this may be quite possible. Nevertheless (1) must be considered the general parent.
1602. Robert Quennell, or Quehnyl, Surrey: Register of the University of Oxford.
1621. Peter Quennell, Surrey: ibid.
(Anglo-French-Latin) the French Quenel, a local name = the Little Oak [North. French quêne (French chêne), Old French quesne, Latin quesn-us, mutât, of quern-us, of oak; querc- -us, oak-tree + the diminutive suff. -el] (English) 1 for the Anglo-Saxon fem. pers. name (a) Cwenhild [Old English cwén, queen, wife; cwene, woman + hild, war, battle] (b) Cynehild [Old English cyne-, royal + hild, war, battle] Thomas Quenild.—Hundred Rolls 2 for the Anglo-Saxon male pers. name Coenw(e)ald [Old English coene, bold, keen + w(e)ald, power]
“Women-War” in Old English (Cwenhild).
QUENNEL: Old French, quesnel; an oak tree. Quesnel is a well-known French surname.
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Quennell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Quennell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Quennell occurs in Canada more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Quennell? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 601,907th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 14,123,151 people. The surname Quennell occurs mostly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Quennell reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 22 people.
The last name Quennell is most frequently used in Canada, where it is carried by 192 people, or 1 in 191,904. In Canada it is most prevalent in: Ontario, where 53 percent are found, Alberta, where 29 percent are found and British Columbia, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Canada it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 35 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.
Quennell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Quennell has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 246 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Quennell Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Quennell surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Quennell earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 32.56% more than the national average, earning $57,200 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.19% less than the national average, earning $49,092 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queennell | 94 | 3 | / |
| Quennel | 93 | 5 | / |
| Qennell | 93 | 1 | / |
| Quinnell | 88 | 2,446 | / |
| Guennell | 88 | 0 | / |
| Qunell | 86 | 186 | / |
| Kennell | 80 | 3,386 | / |
| Guennel | 80 | 63 | / |
| Quinnel | 80 | 10 | / |
| Cennell | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kuennel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qinnell | 80 | 0 | / |
| Qunel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chennell | 75 | 460 | / |
| Gwennell | 75 | 10 | / |
| Kuehnnel | 75 | 1 | / |
| Guinnell | 75 | 1 | / |
| Quinnill | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kennel | 71 | 4,029 | / |
| Cnnell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cennel | 71 | 0 | / |
| Quniel | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kinnell | 67 | 886 | / |
| Kaennel | 67 | 41 | / |
| Kenniel | 67 | 39 | / |
| Koennel | 67 | 30 | / |
| Chennel | 67 | 13 | / |
| Künnell | 67 | 8 | / |
| Qnel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qunl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cinnell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwennel | 67 | 0 | / |
| Coennel | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kuinnel | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kennill | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kynnell | 67 | 0 | / |
| Guinnel | 67 | 0 | / |
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