Quillinan Surname

635,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 480 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Quillinan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Quillinan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2911:1,245,56388,018
Ireland911:51,7473,694
Australia451:599,90442,958
England231:2,422,52489,093
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1211:36,6103,442
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Quillinan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Quillinan is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quillinan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 635,252nd most widespread last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 15,182,387 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Quillinan live; 62 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 291 people, or 1 in 1,245,563. In The United States Quillinan is most numerous in: New York, where 25 percent reside, Illinois, where 16 percent reside and California, where 11 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Quillinan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Quillinan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Quillinan surname rose 2,910 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 25 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it rose 575 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Quillinan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Quillinan surname are 16.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.49% being registered with the political party.

The amount Quillinan earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $49,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.85% less than the national average, earning $34,358 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quillingan951/
Quillinane950/
Quillenan890/
Quellinan890/
Guillinan890/
Cuillinane841/
Killinan821/
Cillinan820/
Guillenan7815/
Cellinan710/
Killinam710/
Clinan674/
Klinan673/
Kellinhan671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Quillinan
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