Quincy Surname
Approximately 2,137 people bear this surname
Quincy Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Quency.' Probably a Norman local surname. Saier de Quency was a favourite of Henry II, and his son was created Earl of Winchester by King John.
Robert de Quency, Essex, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameQuincy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,238 | 1:292,778 | 27,135 |
| France | 347 | 1:191,420 | 29,799 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Iran | 30 | 1:2,559,417 | 82,750 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| Liberia | 23 | 1:191,675 | 12,886 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Ecuador | 10 | 1:1,590,585 | 18,674 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 61 | 1:399,596 | 24,084 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 447 | 1:112,346 | 11,153 |
Quincy (21,032) may also be a first name.
Quincy Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Quency.' Probably a Norman local surname. Saier de Quency was a favourite of Henry II, and his son was created Earl of Winchester by King John.
Robert de Quency, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Hawyse de Quency, Bedfordshire, ibid.
1670. Richard Cumberland and Anne Quinsey (Lincolnshire): Marriage Lic. (London).
1730. Married — William Quincey and Mary Seager: St. George, Hanover Square.
1742. Buried — William Quincy: St. Mary Aldermary.
The first of this name in record in Scotland is Robert de Quinci, a Northamptonshire baron, who appears c. 1163 (Melros, 39), witnessed several charters by William the Lion, and is mentioned as Justiciar, c. 1175 (ibid., 388). The name is territorial from Quinci (now Quinçay) in Maine, France. Robert attested King William's grant of burgh and market to the church of Glasgow, c. 1175 (REG., p. 37), and also the same king's gift of the serf Gillemachoi de Conglud with his children and all his descendants to the bishop of Glasgow, c. 1180 (ibid., p. 33). He also witnessed the gift of carucate of Edenham to the Abbey of Kelso (Kelso, 383), the royal donation of the church of Gutherin (Guthrie) to the Abbey of Arnbroath (RAA., I, 96), the king's gift of Aulon Macbele, a nativus or serf, to the bishop of Moray (REM., 4), and a confirmation of the church of Langtune to Kelso (Kelso, 144). He married Orabilis, daughter of Nes, son of William, a great Scottish heiress, and got with her the lands of Locres (Leuchars) and Lathrisk in Fife, fiefs in East Lothian, and elsewhere. He was succeeded by his son, Saher de Quinci, created earl of Winchester in 1207 (Inchaffray, p. 270). As Seiher or Seyr de Quenci we find him witnessing charters to the Abbeys of Kelso (Kelso, 409) and Arbroath (RAA., I, 93bis). Mr. Joseph Rain, the record scholar, in his introduction to the first volume of the Calendar of documents relating to Scotland states that the connection of the De Quinceys with Scotland requires illustration. Their rise and decline was equally rapid. Queinci 1240.
(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.
(English, Scottish) One who came from Quincay, formerly Quinci (Quintus’ estate), in Maine, France.
(English), Quince-tree plot. An English name since the conquest; derived from a place in France. As early as A.D. 654, an abbey was founded near Poitiers, called Quincay, Quin- çay, or Quincy. (variant: du Quesnoy and de Saulcy.) Edmond Quinsey, of Boston, Mass., was a Deputy to the General Court in 1634.
Quincy: from Quinci in Maine. Richard de Quincy was companion-in-arms of the Conqueror, and received from him Bushby in Northamptonshire.
Quincy Demographics
Average Quincy Salary in
United States
$39,751 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Quincy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Quincy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Quincy is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Quincy? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 196,194th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,410,176 people. The last name Quincy occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Quincy are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Quincy is also the 36,426th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 21,032 people.
Quincy is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 1,238 people, or 1 in 292,778. In The United States Quincy is most numerous in: California, where 11 percent live, Texas, where 9 percent live and Washington, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States it occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in France, where 16 percent live and Ghana, where 16 percent live.
Quincy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Quincy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Quincy last name grew 277 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 51 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Quincy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Quincy surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Quincy last name are 10.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.34% being registered with the political party.
Quincy earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.88% less than the national average, earning $39,751 USD per year.
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