Quinlan Surname
Approximately 27,852 people bear this surname
Quinlan Surname Definition:
(Celtic) the Irish Caoindhealbhan (dh and bh mute) = Sweet Face [Irish caoin, sweet, kind + the aspirated form of dealbh, face + the diminutive suff. -án]
Quinlan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14,414 | 1:25,146 | 3,165 |
| Ireland | 3,447 | 1:1,366 | 274 |
| Australia | 3,269 | 1:8,258 | 1,223 |
| Canada | 2,821 | 1:13,061 | 1,931 |
| England | 2,702 | 1:20,621 | 2,917 |
| New Zealand | 238 | 1:19,027 | 3,347 |
| Thailand | 142 | 1:497,453 | 86,793 |
| South Africa | 124 | 1:436,917 | 37,311 |
| Wales | 93 | 1:33,275 | 3,343 |
| Scotland | 76 | 1:70,445 | 5,436 |
| Saint Lucia | 60 | 1:2,980 | 460 |
| Chile | 51 | 1:345,421 | 9,676 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Northern Ireland | 36 | 1:51,251 | 4,273 |
| Brazil | 27 | 1:7,928,679 | 178,836 |
| Spain | 26 | 1:1,798,155 | 50,469 |
| Switzerland | 26 | 1:315,881 | 24,844 |
| Argentina | 23 | 1:1,858,409 | 95,340 |
| Panama | 19 | 1:205,908 | 5,804 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 19 | 1:71,788 | 5,445 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Guyana | 11 | 1:69,293 | 5,568 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 9 | 1:11,019 | 1,084 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4 | 1:13,800 | 846 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2,250 | 1:1,969 | 373 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 608 | 1:40,091 | 5,095 |
| Wales | 22 | 1:71,292 | 3,399 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:220,189 | 7,953 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,413 | 1:14,714 | 1,882 |
Quinlan (379) may also be a first name.
Quinlan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) the Irish Caoindhealbhan (dh and bh mute) = Sweet Face [Irish caoin, sweet, kind + the aspirated form of dealbh, face + the diminutive suff. -án]
Ó Caoindealbháin A branch of the southern Uí Néill, whose name was notable in its older form Kindellan, it is now confused with Connellan. IF 251; Map (as Kindellan) Meath
(Irish) Grandson of Caoindealbhan (gracefully shaped).
Probably an old Irish personal name.
Quinlan Demographics
Quinlan Political Affiliation
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Quinlan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Quinlan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Quinlan is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Quinlan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 19,689th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 261,653 people. Quinlan occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Quinlan are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 445,512th most common first name at a global level, borne by 379 people.
The last name Quinlan is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 14,414 people, or 1 in 25,146. In The United States it is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 10 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States Quinlan occurs in 67 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.
Quinlan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Quinlan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Quinlan surname rose 422 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 153 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 444 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 423 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 447 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Quinlan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (99%) in Ireland.
In The United States Quinlan are 0.45999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.77% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Quinlan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 110.49% more than the national average, earning R 500,196 per year; in United States they earn 14.36% more than the national average, earning $49,344 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.46% more than the national average, earning $51,899 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quinland | 93 | 299 | / |
| Quinlain | 93 | 21 | / |
| Quinnlan | 93 | 6 | / |
| Quinlian | 93 | 3 | / |
| Quinlang | 93 | 2 | / |
| Quinllan | 93 | 2 | / |
| Quinlant | 93 | 1 | / |
| Quienlan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Quinlann | 93 | 0 | / |
| Quinlane | 93 | 0 | / |
| Qinlan | 92 | 3 | / |
| Qunlan | 92 | 3 | / |
| Quinliane | 88 | 0 | / |
| Quinlaten | 88 | 0 | / |
| Quinnland | 88 | 0 | / |
| Kuinlan | 86 | 20 | / |
| Quinlon | 86 | 8 | / |
| Quinlam | 86 | 5 | / |
| Qinlang | 86 | 2 | / |
| Guinlan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Qinlyan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Qinlian | 86 | 1 | / |
| Qinland | 86 | 1 | / |
| Quenlan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Qunland | 86 | 0 | / |
| Quimlan | 86 | 0 | / |
| Quinnillan | 82 | 0 | / |
| Qinliang | 80 | 4 | / |
| Qunliang | 80 | 2 | / |
| Qinglian | 80 | 2 | / |
| Quinlong | 80 | 1 | / |
| Quimlang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Quinlion | 80 | 0 | / |
| Queenlan | 80 | 0 | / |
| Quenland | 80 | 0 | / |
| Quinlond | 80 | 0 | / |
| Quenlaan | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kinlan | 77 | 342 | / |
| Qumlan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Queenland | 75 | 7 | / |
| Quinnlyon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Guinlon | 71 | 23 | / |
| Kinlain | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kinland | 71 | 7 | / |
| Qinlong | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kuinlam | 71 | 3 | / |
| Guimlan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qunlong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kinlane | 71 | 0 | / |
| Quemlan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Qumland | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kinlian | 71 | 0 | / |
| Quenlon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Chinlian | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kinglian | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kinnland | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinlehan | 67 | 0 | / |
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