Quince Surname

198,695th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Belize

Quince Surname Definition:

Mr. Lower says 'the same as Quincey,' but furnishes no evidence. I cannot arrive at any satisfactory conclusion. The original form seems to have been Quinch.

1444. Jeffery Quinch, sheriff of Norwich: History of Norfolk.

1620.

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Quince Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6971:79,9408,909
United States6821:531,46544,211
Australia3021:89,39010,284
Philippines2031:498,71058,674
Spain771:607,16928,212
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
France251:2,656,909193,074
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Wales91:343,83718,086
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Belize51:71,0952,977
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2431:100,31010,120
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1901:264,30921,644

The alternate forms: Quincé (7) are calculated separately.

Quince (638) may also be a first name.

Quince Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mr. Lower says 'the same as Quincey,' but furnishes no evidence. I cannot arrive at any satisfactory conclusion. The original form seems to have been Quinch.

1444. Jeffery Quinch, sheriff of Norwich: History of Norfolk.

1620. Married — Edward Kennyman and Mary Quince: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1622. Edward Sayve and Margaret Quince: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

(French-Latin) a French form of the Latin Quint(i)us (the common Roman prænomen usually abbreviated Q) = the Fifth (Son or Child) [Latin quintus, fifth]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A patronymic of Quin, i. e. Quins. Quin, anciently Quinchy, is a local name in Ireland, and is often found in composition. There is Quin co. Clare, and Quin in Kildare, and Quince Island co. Cork. But see Queen. Lower makes Quince the same with Quincy, in charters Latinised De Quinciato, De Quinci, De Quency.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Quince Last Name Facts

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

Quince is found most in England. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Quincé. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Quince? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 198,695th most widely held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,463,663 people. The surname Quince is predominantly found in Europe, where 39 percent of Quince reside; 34 percent reside in Northern Europe and 34 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 329,390th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 638 people.

It is most common in England, where it is carried by 697 people, or 1 in 79,940. In England Quince is most numerous in: Bedfordshire, where 26 percent reside, Cambridgeshire, where 17 percent reside and Greater London, where 8 percent reside. Apart from England this surname exists in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Australia, where 14 percent reside.

Quince Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Quince has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Quince surname rose 287 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 359 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Quince Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Quince surname are 6.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.71% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Quince earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.65% more than the national average, earning R 436,428 per year and in United States they earn 3.43% less than the national average, earning $41,669 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quincé947/
Quinche924,687/
Quincey921,598/
Quincer9250/
Quincet929/
Quinces922/
Quincee922/
Quinnce921/
Quinceh921/
Quincep920/
Qunce916/
Qince910/
Quinches8687/
Quinchez8640/
Quincher863/
Quinched861/
Quincett860/
Quinchet860/
Quincy832,137/
Quinci831,647/
Quinze83129/
Quence8328/
Quinch8325/
Quinge8311/
Guince834/
Kuince834/
Cuince834/
Quinse833/
Qincer831/
Qwince830/
Quncey830/
Quinchett801/
Quinchi77563/
Quinsey77449/
Quencez77239/
Guinche77174/
Quinger77157/
Quinsee77141/
Quinzer7766/
Quencer7757/
Kuinche776/
Quinncy773/
Quinset772/
Quimche772/
Quincii771/
Quinser771/
Quinzey771/
Quinzeh771/
Quinchy771/
Quingey771/
Quinzhe771/
Quiency771/
Cuinche771/
Quimcey770/
Quinz73216/
Kince7372/
Quins7342/
Cince7338/
Qunch7311/
Qinge735/
Qinze732/
Qunze731/
Ķince731/
Qence731/
Qunge731/
Quncy730/
Qincy730/
Quinsier716/
Quinchoy712/
Quencher711/
Quinshie711/
Quinnchi711/
Queencey711/
Quinzi671,253/
Kincey67282/
Cuence67233/
Guinci67126/
Cincea6786/
Quense6769/
Quinzy6764/
Chince6762/
Kinces6748/
Quiens6734/
Quinns6721/
Cuinse6720/
Guinse6719/
Kuinze6718/
Quency6714/
Guinze6714/
Quinsz6711/
Guinch679/
Quinzá678/
Guinge677/
Qunchi676/
Quenze675/
Quinsy674/
Kincei673/
Cuinci672/
Kuinci672/
Qunzer672/
Quinzé672/
Quenge672/
Guence672/
Kinceľ672/
Qunsey671/
Qumncy671/
Cincey671/
Kience671/
Quinji671/
Kuinge671/
Quenci671/
Quinsi671/
Quinxy671/
Quimze671/
Qwinch671/
Qiency671/
Qincui671/
Kuinch671/
Qinncy670/
Quinshett670/
Guincy670/
Kinnce670/

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