Quincey Surname

248,603rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,598 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

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.

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Quincey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8421:66,1737,690
United States3781:958,88671,403
France2451:271,11341,730
Canada481:767,61660,775
Australia331:818,05251,601
Wales121:257,87814,969
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland201:221,49310,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4001:60,9387,112
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:557,98538,227

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.

The Norman People (1874)

In the Domesday Book, Chinesi; a personal name Quinci in Roll of Battell Abbey. De Quency in Leicestershire, temp. King John.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Quincey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Quincey is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Quincey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 248,603rd most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 4,560,417 people. The last name Quincey is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Quincey live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles. Quincey is also the 255,301st most numerous forename world-wide It is held by 994 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 842 people, or 1 in 66,173. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Lincolnshire, where 15 percent are found, Nottinghamshire, where 11 percent are found and Greater London, where 10 percent are found. Barring England it exists in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent are found and France, where 15 percent are found.

Quincey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Quincey has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Quincey last name increased 211 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 420 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Quincey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Methodist (40%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Quincey last name are 6.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.78% being 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quinceya931/
Quincy922,137/
Quince922,104/
Quncey920/
Quinche864,687/
Quinsey86449/
Quincer8650/
Quincet869/
Quinncy863/
Quinces862/
Quincee862/
Quinnce861/
Quinzey861/
Quinceh861/
Quinchy861/
Quingey861/
Quiency861/
Quimcey860/
Quincep860/
Qunce836/
Quncy830/
Qince830/
Qincy830/
Quinches8087/
Quinchez8040/
Quincher803/
Quinchoy802/
Quinceia801/
Quinched801/
Queencey801/
Quincett800/
Quinchet800/
Quinci771,647/
Kincey77282/
Quinze77129/
Quinzy7764/
Quence7728/
Quency7714/
Quinge7711/
Quincé777/
Guince774/
Kuince774/
Quinsy774/
Cuince774/
Quinse773/
Qunsey771/
Qincer771/
Qumncy771/
Cincey771/
Quinxy771/
Qiency771/
Qinncy770/
Qwince770/
Guincy770/
Quinchuya75297/
Quinchoya7516/
Quinchuye753/
Quinchett751/
Quinchoyo751/
Qncy731/
Quinsay711,344/
Quincha711,157/
Quinchi71563/
Quencez71239/
Guinche71174/
Quinger71157/
Quinsee71141/
Quinzer7166/
Quencer7157/
Quincou7119/
Kinchey7114/
Queency7111/
Quinsoy717/
Kuinche716/
Quinzay712/
Quinset712/
Quimche712/
Guinsey711/
Kinncey711/
Quincii711/
Quinser711/
Quinzeh711/
Quinzhe711/
Cuinche711/
Quensey710/
Quimsey710/
Kincy67706/
Kince6772/
Cince6738/
Cincy6711/
Quinsier676/
Qinge675/
Quinchau674/
Quinsaya673/
Qinze672/
Kincheya671/
Kincheye671/
Quencher671/
Qunze671/
Ķince671/
Quinshie671/
Quinnchi671/
Qence671/
Qunge671/
Qumcy670/
Queensey670/

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