Quincey Surname
Approximately 1,598 people bear this surname
Quincey Surname Definition:
(French-Latin) belonging to Quincey, Quincy, Quinpay (France), the M.Latin Quinciacum = Quint(i)us’s Estate [v. under Quince, and + the Latin - Gaulish possess. suff -ác-um] This name sometimes occurs in our 13th-cent. Hundred-Rolls as de Quency.
Read More About This SurnameQuincey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 842 | 1:66,173 | 7,690 |
| United States | 378 | 1:958,886 | 71,403 |
| France | 245 | 1:271,113 | 41,730 |
| Canada | 48 | 1:767,616 | 60,775 |
| Australia | 33 | 1:818,052 | 51,601 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 20 | 1:221,493 | 10,092 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 400 | 1:60,938 | 7,112 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 90 | 1:557,985 | 38,227 |
Quincey (994) may also be a first name.
Quincey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French-Latin) belonging to Quincey, Quincy, Quinpay (France), the M.Latin Quinciacum = Quint(i)us’s Estate [v. under Quince, and + the Latin - Gaulish possess. suff -ác-um] This name sometimes occurs in our 13th-cent. Hundred-Rolls as de Quency.
A baronial family from Quince, Maine. La Roque (Mais. de Harc. i. 213) traces the house of De Quincy to that of De Rohan, Bretagne, whose arms they bore. See Baillie, and for the Earls of Winchester Dugdale and Banks, Dorm. and Ext. Baronage.
In the Domesday Book, Chinesi; a personal name Quinci in Roll of Battell Abbey. De Quency in Leicestershire, temp. King John.
Quincey Demographics
Quincey Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Quincey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Quincey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Quincey is found most frequently in England. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Quincey? popularity and diffusion
It is the 248,603rd most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,560,417 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Quincey reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 54 percent reside in British Isles. Quincey is also the 255,301st most commonly held first name on earth, held by 994 people.
The surname is most widespread in England, where it is held by 842 people, or 1 in 66,173. In England it is most prevalent in: Lincolnshire, where 15 percent live, Nottinghamshire, where 11 percent live and Greater London, where 10 percent live. Beside England this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and France, where 15 percent live.
Quincey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Quincey has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Quincey last name rose 211 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 420 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Quincey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Quincey surname is predominantly Methodist (40%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Quincey surname are 6.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.78% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Quincey earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.7% less than the national average, earning $41,121 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.91% less than the national average, earning $48,236 CAD per year.
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