Quesnel Surname

47,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,787 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Canada

Quesnel Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) the French (Du) Quesnel = (Of the) Little Oak [v. under Quennell (French)] Le Quesnel is a Somme place-name.

Quesnel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4,6971:14,1421,464
Canada4,4391:8,3001,229
United States1,1741:308,73828,337
Mexico1411:880,32812,251
England801:696,47639,547
Paraguay551:131,5772,835
Trinidad and Tobago531:25,7352,796
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey211:2,471410
England51:4,875,074116,529
Guernsey41:8,1641,328
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Quesnel (337) may also be a first name.

Quesnel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) the French (Du) Quesnel = (Of the) Little Oak [v. under Quennell (French)] Le Quesnel is a Somme place-name.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Quesnel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Quesnel occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Quesnel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 47,889th most frequently used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 675,586 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Quesnel are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 476,238th most prevalent forename at a global level It is held by 337 people.

It is most widespread in France, where it is held by 4,697 people, or 1 in 14,142. In France it is most common in: Normandy, where 54 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 16 percent are found and Brittany, where 5 percent are found. Excluding France this surname is found in 40 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 41 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Quesnel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Quesnel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Quesnel last name grew 4,515 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Quesnel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Quesnel are 42.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.38% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Quesnel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.21% more than the national average, earning R 416,364 per year; in United States they earn 12.53% more than the national average, earning $48,556 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.42% less than the national average, earning $44,504 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quesnell93623/
Quenel92768/
Quessnell880/
Guesnel86178/
Quenell8663/
Queznel866/
Quisnel864/
Kuesnel864/
Gouesnel802/
Queznell802/
Queanell801/
Quisnell801/
Guenel77287/
Kesnel7767/
Kuenel7717/
Quinel7710/
Quénel778/
Quenil771/
Chesnel713,686/
Kuehnel71958/
Guisnel71258/
Koesnel71177/
Quinell71132/
Quenild717/
Keshnel714/
Quinuel712/
Kesniel711/
Khesnel711/
Gueinel711/
Kesnell711/
Quenill710/
Cuenell710/
Kenel67935/
Koesnell6781/
Cenel6776/
Kuehnoel6713/
Kuehnelt6713/
Chesnell6712/
Kuehnell677/
Quinehel671/
Kessnell670/
Keashnel670/

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