Quesnell Surname

521,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 623 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Quesnell Surname Definition:

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

Quesnell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5701:635,89351,189
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
England91:6,190,895170,599
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Quesnell 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

Quesnell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Quesnell occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Quesnell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 521,888th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 11,697,505 people. The surname Quesnell is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Quesnell are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Quesnell is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 570 people, or 1 in 635,893. In The United States Quesnell is primarily concentrated in: Washington, where 17 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 14 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent are found and Mexico, where 2 percent are found.

Quesnell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Quesnell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Quesnell surname rose 11,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 113 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Quesnell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Quesnell are 10.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.01% registered with the political party.

The amount Quesnell earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 23.55% less than the national average, earning R 181,680 per year; in United States they earn 8.24% less than the national average, earning $39,593 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.23% less than the national average, earning $37,150 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quessnell940/
Quesnel9310,787/
Quenell9363/
Queznell882/
Quisnell881/
Queanell881/
Quenel86768/
Guesnel80178/
Quinell80132/
Queznel806/
Quisnel804/
Kuesnel804/
Kesnell801/
Cuenell800/
Quenill800/
Koesnell7581/
Chesnell7512/
Kuehnell757/
Gouesnel752/
Kessnell750/
Guenel71287/
Kesnel7167/
Kenell7144/
Cenell7130/
Kuenel7117/
Quinel7110/
Quénel718/
Quenil711/
Chessnell710/
Chesnel673,686/
Kuehnel67958/
Guisnel67258/
Koesnel67177/
Chenell67134/
Quinill679/
Kejnell677/
Quenild677/
Keshnel674/
Cosnell673/
Keynell673/
Quinuel672/
Kosnell672/
Khesnel671/
Casnell671/
Gueinel671/
Kisnell671/
Keenell671/
Kesniel671/
Keniell671/
Guinell670/
Keanell670/

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