Quilter Surname

168,902nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Belize

Quilter Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the quilter,' a manufacturer of quilts. 'Quylte, of a bedde, culcitra': Promptorium Parvulorum.

Richard le Quilter, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas le Queylter. T. Egidius le Quylter.

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Quilter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0291:54,1486,593
United States8031:451,38138,663
Ireland2661:17,7031,920
Australia2341:115,36612,799
New Zealand961:47,1707,685
Belize431:8,2671,180
Scotland331:162,2379,329
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Honduras141:629,7463,754
Wales81:386,81619,671
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France21:33,211,361423,184
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1531:28,9532,968
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4481:54,4096,508
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1301:386,29828,876

Quilter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the quilter,' a manufacturer of quilts. 'Quylte, of a bedde, culcitra': Promptorium Parvulorum.

Richard le Quilter, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas le Queylter. T. Egidius le Quylter. Placitorum in domo capitulari Westmonasteriensi.

Robert le Quilter, Fines Roll, Edward I.

John Quylter, B. A., 1507: Register of the University of Oxford.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Latin) Quilt-Maker [Middle English quilter, quylter; from, with agential suff. -er, Middle English quilt(e, quylt(e, Old French cuilte (French couette), a quilt; Latin culcita, a mattress, cushion] Richard le Quilter.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

I.e. Norman le Cuilter (maker of quilts) This name has long been associated with north Kerry. IF 315*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

A maker of quilts.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Quilter: the liner of garments and coverlets.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Quilter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Quilter is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Quilter? popularity and diffusion

It is the 168,902nd most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,850,038 people. The last name Quilter occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Quilter reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 1,029 people, or 1 in 54,148. In England Quilter is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 16 percent reside, Essex, where 15 percent reside and Leicestershire, where 8 percent reside. Outside of England it exists in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent reside and Ireland, where 10 percent reside.

Quilter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Quilter has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Quilter surname rose 230 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 618 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 174 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 367 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 160 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Quilter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Quilter surname are 11.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.14% registered with the political party.

The amount Quilter earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.44% more than the national average, earning $47,224 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.93% more than the national average, earning $51,637 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qulter921/
Quilted8642/
Quelter861/
Quielte860/
Quiltey860/
Quilty772,935/
Kilter77242/
Cuiltre7119/
Kislter713/
Cuelter713/
Guelter712/
Kuelter711/
Cuilthe711/
Qulette711/
Quiltuy711/
Kilther710/
Kilte6793/
Qulty671/
Cilte671/
Guellter670/

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