Quimby Surname

73,114th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,737 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Quimby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Quenby,' a hamlet in the parish of Hungerton, Leicestershire.

Ralph de Quenebi. Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1791. Married —William Beech and Jane Quenby: St.

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Quimby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,3071:57,4696,822
England1351:412,72628,150
Australia1041:259,57423,725
Canada911:404,89735,698
Barbados241:11,977846
Guyana101:76,2225,818
Wales71:442,07621,198
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Belize11:355,4743,977
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:468,75726,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0571:24,4143,044

Quimby (106) may also be a first name.

Quimby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Quenby,' a hamlet in the parish of Hungerton, Leicestershire.

Ralph de Quenebi. Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1791. Married —William Beech and Jane Quenby: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Scandinavian) v. Quenby.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Quenby (queen's manor), in Leicestershire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Quimby Last Name Facts

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

Quimby is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Quimby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 73,114th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,081,720 people. Quimby occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Quimby are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Quimby is also the 915,176th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 106 people.

The last name Quimby is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 6,307 people, or 1 in 57,469. In The United States Quimby is mostly concentrated in: Maine, where 7 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 6 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 42 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Quimby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Quimby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Quimby surname rose 307 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 260 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Quimby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Quimby surname are 8.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.14% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Quimby earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.13% less than the national average, earning $42,230 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.22% more than the national average, earning $59,234 CAD per year.

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Quimboy9275/
Quimbey9223/
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Quimmby920/
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Qimby910/
Quaimbay861/
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Guimby8355/
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Ghuimby779/
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Quinboy771/
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Guimbi672,560/
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Kuimba671,333/
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Quenby67255/
Kimbay67129/
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Kimboy67100/
Qumber6768/
Kuimbi6758/
Kimbuy6727/
Chimby6720/
Cimbay6716/
Kimbey6715/
Guemby6710/
Cuimba676/
Nqumbe673/
Kumboy672/
Quimue672/
Quembe671/
Kimbyo671/
Cuimbi671/
Qaimba671/
Gqumba671/
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