Quenton Surname

940,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Quenton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Quenton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2131:311,84447,518
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Quenton (1,671) may also be a first name.

Quenton Last Name Facts

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

Quenton is most common in France. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quenton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 940,398th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,120,236 people. The surname Quenton occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Quenton live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 77 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Quenton is also the 188,322nd most widely held forename globally. It is borne by 1,671 people.

The surname Quenton is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 213 people, or 1 in 311,844. In France Quenton is most prevalent in: Hauts-de-France, where 83 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 7 percent are found and Grand Est, where 6 percent are found. Other than France this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Belgium, where 5 percent are found.

Quenton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Quenton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Quenton last name rose 292 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Quenton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Quenton are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Quenton earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.6% less than the national average, earning $36,850 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Quenton
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