Quillen Surname

69,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,140 people bear this surname

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

Quillen Surname Definition:

Contracted from Mac Cuilen, 'Cuilen’s Son' (cuileann, 'a whelp’).

‘Cuilen, son of Cearbhatt, slain a, d. 884.' 'Adhuc Mac Guillin was slain a, d. 1355.' 'The Mac Quillans of the Route, Co. Antrim, are said to have been originally Welsh or Anglo-Normans, quasi, Mac or Ap Llewellin' but this does not appear likely.

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Quillen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,0741:51,2386,177
England101:5,571,806158,774
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Guam11:160,1214,893
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6601:76,0898,089

The alternate forms: Quillén (1) are calculated separately.

Quillen (82) may also be a first name.

Quillen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Contracted from Mac Cuilen, 'Cuilen’s Son' (cuileann, 'a whelp’).

‘Cuilen, son of Cearbhatt, slain a, d. 884.' 'Adhuc Mac Guillin was slain a, d. 1355.' 'The Mac Quillans of the Route, Co. Antrim, are said to have been originally Welsh or Anglo-Normans, quasi, Mac or Ap Llewellin' but this does not appear likely.

It was formerly common in Arbory, but is now rare.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Quillen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Quillen is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Quillén. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quillen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Quillen is the 69,413th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,020,665 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Quillen live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,060,447th most common forename internationally, borne by 82 people.

Quillen is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 7,074 people, or 1 in 51,238. In The United States it is most frequent in: Tennessee, where 11 percent reside, Ohio, where 7 percent reside and Kentucky, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 25 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside and Liberia, where 0 percent reside.

Quillen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Quillen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Quillen last name grew 1,072 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Quillen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Quillen last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Quillen last name are 20.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.69% registered with the party.

The amount Quillen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 11.38% less than the national average, earning $20,119,700 COP per year and in United States they earn 3.91% less than the national average, earning $41,463 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quillén951/
Quillien931,029/
Quillent93181/
Quillend9310/
Quillaen932/
Cquillen931/
Quilleen931/
Qullen923/
Quilln923/
Qillen920/
Guillen86329,365/
Quillin863,355/
Quellen8625/
Cuillen869/
Qullien862/
Quillem861/
Kuillen860/
Qwillen860/
Qulen832/
Quiln832/
Quilling80785/
Quellien80105/
Guilllen8010/
Guillenn8010/
Guilleen807/
Quelleng803/
Guillemn802/
Hguillen802/
Gguillen801/
Killen779,906/
Guilln77984/
Cillen7772/
Quilne7714/
Qullin775/
Quleng771/
Quleen771/
Qullem770/
Qillin770/
D'Guillen751/
Qlen738/
Quln731/
Killeen7110,891/
Guillin716,631/
Guillem715,610/
Killien71148/
Guellen7159/
Quellin7156/
Guillèn7151/
Guillín7116/
Chillen714/
Killenn713/
Guillyn712/
Quillim712/
Cuellen712/
Kiellen711/
Cilleen711/
Qwillin711/
Guilleñ711/
Guillėn711/
Güillen711/
Gwillen711/
Killend710/
Qeullin710/
Qulin6744/
Chilleen6736/
Killiaen679/
Qulnn672/
Queullín671/
Qulne671/
Gguillén671/
Cllen671/
Killenne670/
Quelling670/
Kuiln670/

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